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It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin'

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(Tillotson)

Information:
Johnny Tillotson wrote and recorded It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’ (Cadence 1418) in 1962. It reached # 3 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart and # 4 on the country chart. In 1968 Margaret Whiting (London 119) charted with the song, peaking at # 28 on the Easy-Listening chart.

Elvis recorded It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin’ on February 20, 1969, at American Sound Studios in Memphis.

Lyrics:

I cry myself to sleep each night
Wishing I could hold you tight
Life seems so empty since you went away
The pillow where you lay your head
Now holds my empty dreams instead
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

1. It keeps right on a-hurtin' every minute of the day
Every hour you're away I feel so lonely
And I can't help it, I don't think I can go on
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

They say a man ain't supposed to cry
But when I see you passing by
My heart breaks down and cries a million tears
The pillow where you lay your head
Now holds my empty dreams instead
And it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

1. (repeat)
Yes, it keeps right on a-hurtin' since you're gone

Where it was released:

Released for the fist time on From Elvis in Memphis »

LPs/CDs:

- From Elvis In Memphis (1969) »

- Country Memories (1978) »

- The Legendary Recordings of Elvis (1979) »

- The Memphis Record (1987)

- From Nashville to Memphis – The Essential 60’s Masters (1993)

- Great Country Songs (1996)

- Suspicious Minds (1999)

- The Country Side of Elvis (1999)

- The Country Side of Elvis (2001)

- Country Collection (2001) – Time Life

- From Elvis In Memphis; Promised Land; Moody Blue (2001)

- Great Country Songs (2003) – Remastered

– From Elvis in Memphis (2013) - FTD »

– American Sound 1969 (2019) - FTD »

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