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(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear

"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Loving You
B-side"Loving You"
ReleasedJune 11, 1957 (1957-06-11)
RecordedJanuary 16, 1957[1]
StudioRadio Recorders, Hollywood[1]
GenreRock and roll
Length1:46
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe
Producer(s)Walter Scharf[1]
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"All Shook Up"
(1957)
"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
(1957)
"Jailhouse Rock"
(1957)
"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Elvis Sings for Children and Grownups Too
B-side"Puppet on a String"
ReleasedJuly 3, 1978
RecordedJanuary 16, 1957
StudioRadio Recorders, Hollywood, California
GenreRock and roll, rhythm and blues
Length1:46
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe
Producer(s)Walter Scharf[1]
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Unchained Melody"
(1978)
"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
(1978)
"Are You Sincere"
(1979)

"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" is a popular song first recorded by Elvis Presley in 1957 for the soundtrack of his second motion picture, Loving You, during which Presley performs the song on screen. It was written by Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe and published in 1957 by Gladys Music.

Presley single

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The song was a U.S. No. 1 hit during the summer of 1957, staying at No. 1 on the Billboard charts for seven weeks, the third of the four number-one singles Presley had that year. "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" would also hit No. 1 on Billboard's R&B Best Sellers List, becoming his fourth No. 1 on that chart.[2] The song also reached No. 1 on Billboard's country charts for one week.[3] In Canada, it was also No. 1 for 7 weeks.[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"Kal Mann and Bernie Lowe1:47
2."Loving You"Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller2:14

Personnel

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Credits from Keith Flynn and Ernst Jorgensen's examination of session tapes and RCA and AFM/union paperwork.[1]

The Blue Moon Boys

Additional musicians

Production staff

Cover versions

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The song was used in Full House and in the Disney special D-TV Romancin'.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions: January 16, 1957". Keithflynn.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 467.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 272.
  4. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - July 1, 1957".
  5. ^ 45Cat - Barbara Ruskin - Discography, UK, A: (I Wanna Be Your) Teddy Bear
  6. ^ Spectropop - Spectropop presents BARBARA RUSKIN, An Illustrated U.K. Discography
  7. ^ "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (song)". The-paulmccartney-project.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Donna Loren Official Website". Donnaloren.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.