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San Antonio Rose

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(Wills)

Information:
Bob Wills wrote and first recorded this song in 1938. His recording (Okeh 4755) was a hit in both 1938 and 1940. Bing Crosby's recording of San Antonio Rose was also popular in 1940. Both recordings eventually became million-sellers. In 1961 Floyd Cramer recorded an instrumental version (RCA 47-7893) that reached #8 on both the Hot 100 and country charts and #3 on the rhythm & blues chart.

Elvis sang San Antonio Rose in concert at least once, perhaps more times. The first time that a recording of this song by Elvis was officially released by RCA was in 1999, in The Home Recordings. It is believed that this home recording was done at Graceland in 1966.

Lyrics:

Moon in all your splendour known only to my heart
Call back my rose of San Antone
Lips that are so tender like petals fallin’ apart
Speak once again of my love, my own
Empty words I know still live in my heart all alone
For that moonlit pass by the Alamo and my Rose of San Antone
Moon in all your splendour known only to my heart
Call back my rose of San Antone
Lips so sweet and tender like petals fallin’ apart
Bring back my love, my own

Oh, my rose of San Antone, known my rose of San Antone

My rose of San Antone!

Where it was released:

Released for the fist time on The Home Recordings

LPs/CDs:

- The Home Recordings (1999)

Bootleg Releases:

- Long Lost Songs (1985) - Vault Records AEP

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