I Got Lucky (song)

"I Got Lucky"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the EP Kid Galahad
A-side
  • "I Got Lucky"
  • "Girls! Girls! Girls!"
  • (Germany)
Released1963
RecordedOctober 27, 1961
Length1:54
Songwriter(s)

"I Got Lucky" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1962 motion picture Kid Galahad.[1][2] He performs it in the movie.[3][4][5][6]

Its first release on record was on the soundtrack EP Kid Galahad[1] in August 1962.[3]

In 1963 it was also released on a single in Europe, with "Girls! Girls! Girls!" on the reverse side.

In 1971 the song was included at the title track on the low price LP I Got Lucky.[7][8]

Writing and recording history

The song was written by Fred Wise, Dolores Fuller, and Ben Weisman.[3]

Presley recorded it on October 27, 1961, at RCA's Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.[1][2]

Critical reception

Brian W. Fairbanks in his review of the movie Kid Galahad cites "I Got Lucky" as one of three songs (out of six songs that Elvis Presley sings in it) that are "pretty good" (the other two being "King of the Whole Wide World" and "Home is Where the Heart Is").[5][6]

Track listings

7" single "I Got Lucky" / "Girls! Girls! Girls!" (RCA 47–9459, Germany, 1963)[9][10]

  1. "I Got Lucky" (1:54)
  2. "Girls! Girls! Girls!" (2:30)

7" single (RCA Victor 47g 960, Greece)[11]

  1. "Gonna Get Back Home Somehow"
  2. "I Got Lucky"

Charts

Chart (1962—1963) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[13] 50

References

  1. ^ a b c "I Got Lucky : by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics : The Elvis SongDataBase". Elvis Australia : Official Elvis Presley Fan Club. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  2. ^ a b Robert Matthew-Walker (1995). Heartbreak hotel: the life and music of Elvis Presley. Castle Communications. ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8. I Got Lucky Elvis Presley.
  3. ^ a b c James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 100–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
  4. ^ George Batista Da Silva (15 June 2016). Romance No Ecran. Clube de Autores. pp. 97–. PKEY:90201663.
  5. ^ a b Brian W. Fairbanks (1 December 2005). Brian W. Fairbanks - Writings. Lulu.com. pp. 194–. ISBN 978-1-4116-2432-0.
  6. ^ a b Brian W. Fairbanks (November 2005). I Saw That Movie, Too: Selected Film Reviews. Lulu.com. pp. 226–. ISBN 978-1-4116-3535-7.
  7. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (6 November 1971). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 38–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Jerry Osborne (1 July 2007). Presleyana VI - the Elvis Presley Record, CD, and Memorabilia Price Guide. Jerry Osborne Enterprises. pp. 208–. ISBN 978-0-932117-49-6.
  9. ^ "ultratop.be - Elvis Presley - I Got Lucky". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-01-14.
  10. ^ "Elvis Presley, The Jordanaires - I Got Lucky / Girls! Girls! Girls! (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1963.
  11. ^ "Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Gonna Get Back Home Somehow / I Got Lucky (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1963. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
  12. ^ "Elvis Presley – I Got Lucky" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  13. ^ "Elvis Presley – I Got Lucky" (in French). Ultratop 50.