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Pledging My Love
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(Washington / Robey)

Information:
Pledging My Love was written by Ferdinand Washington and Don Robey and
originally recorded by Johnny Ace (Duke 136) in late 1954. Ace's single
release was a number one rhythm & blues hit and a top twenty (#17) hit on
the Best-Selling Singles chart. His record had just been released when he
committed suicide by playing Russian Roulette on Christmas Eve 1954. Other
releases through the years include those by Teresa Brewer (Coral 61362) in
1955, Roy Hamilton (Epic 9294) in 1958, Johnny Tillotson (Cadence 1377) in
1960, Laura and Johnny (Silver Fox 1) in 1969, and Kitty Wells (Decca 32840)
in 1971.
Elvis
recorded Pledging My Love at Graceland on the night of October 29-30, 1976.
The instrumental track and overdubbing were done at Creative Workshop in
Nashville on January 22 or 23, 1977. Paired with Way Down, Pledging My Love
displaced Charlie Rich's Rolling with the Flow at number one on the country
chart in August 1977. After only one week at the top spot, it was itself
replaced by Chrystal Gayle's Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue. The total
chart stay was 17 weeks.
Lyrics:
Forever, my darling, our love will be true
Always and forever I’ll love only you
Just promise me, darling, your
love in return
May this fire in my soul, dear, forever burn
My heart's at your command, dear, to keep, love
and to hold
Making you happy's my desire, dear, keeping you is
my goal
I'll forever love you
for the rest of my days
I’ll never part from you
or your loving ways
Just promise me, darling, your love in return
May this fire in my soul, dear, forever burn
My heart's at your command, dear, to keep, love
and to hold
Making you happy's my desire, dear, loving you is
my goal
I'll forever love you for the rest of my days
I’ll never part from you or your loving ways
Just promise me, darling, your love in return
May this fire in my soul, dear,
forever burn
Where it was released:
Released for the fist time on Moody Blue »
Singles:
- Way Down / Pledging My Love (RCA
PB-10998) July 1977. Standard release
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- Way Down / Pledging My Love (RCA
JB-10998) July 1977. Disc jockey promotional release.
- Way Down / Pledging My Love (RCA
GB-11504). May 1979. Gold standard series reissue.
LPs/CDs:
- Moody Blue (1977)
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- Walk a Mile in My Shoes – The Essential 70’s Masters (1995)
- box set
- Are You Lonesome Tonight (1997)
- Platinum – A Life in Music (1997) - box set
- Forever In Love (1997)
- A Touch of Platinum, Volume 2 (1998)
- The Jungle Room Sessions (2000) - FTD
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- From Elvis in Memphis; Promised Land; Moody Blue (2001)
- Elvis R&B (2006)
- Our Memories of Elvis,
Volume 1, 2 & 3 (2012) - FTD
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- Hits of the 70s (2012) - FTD
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– Moody Blue (2013) - FTD
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