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Flaming Star
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(Wayne / Edwards)

Information:
This song served as the theme of Elvis 1960 film, Flaming Star. Elvis recorded Flaming Star in August 1960, probably at Radio Recorders. On the strength of its appearance on the EP Elvis By Request, Flaming Star spent seven weeks on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, peaking at #14. Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards are the composers. On the English LP Flaming Star and Summer Kisses, a few of the opening notes are missing.

Lyrics:

Ev'ry man, has a flaming star
A flaming star, over his shoulder
And when a man, sees his flaming star
He knows his time, his time has come

1. Flaming star, don't shine on me, flaming star
Flaming star, keep behind me, flaming star
There's a lot of livin' I gotta do
Gimme time to make a few dreams come true
Flaming star

When I ride, I feel that flaming star
That flaming star, over my shoulder
And so I ride, front of that flaming star
Never lookin' around, never lookin' around

1. Repeat

One fine day, I'll see that flaming star
That flaming star, over my shoulder
And when I see, that old flaming star
I'll know my time, my time has come

1. Repeat

Where it was released:

Released for the first time on EP »

Singles:

- Flaming Star / Love Me (Collectables DPE1-1014 4514) December 1986.

EPs:

- Elvis By Request (1961) »

LPs/CDs:

- Singer Presents Elvis Singing Flaming Star and Others (1968) »
- Elvis Sings Flaming Star (1969) »
- Double Dynamite (1975) »

– Elvis in Hollywood (1976) »

- Elvis - A Collectors Edition (1976) »

– Memories of Elvis (1978) »

- Elvis! His Greatest Hits (1979) »
- Command Performances – The Essential 60’s Masters II (1995)

- Double Features: Flaming Star / Wild In The Country / Follow That Dream (19959

- Gold – The Very Best of the King (1995)

- All The Best (1999)

- Legendary Elvis Presley (2000)

- The Swedish Hit Collection (2000)

- Greatest Hits (2001)

- Today Tomorrow And Forever (2002)

- Close-Up (2003)

– Elvis for Everyone (2014) - FTD »

- Flaming Star (2014) - FTD »

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