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Trouble

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(Leiber / Stoller)

 

Information:

Elvis sang Trouble in his 1958 film King Creole. The song, which was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, was recorded on January 15, 1958, at Radio Recorders. Take #5 was released. Elvis also sang Trouble on his 1968 TV special in a medley with Guitar Man. The instrumental track for that version was recorded on June 20 or 21, 1968, at Western Recorders in Hollywood. Elvis's vocal was recorded on June 29 and 30. The song's original title was I'm Evil.

 

Trouble was recorded by the Osmonds on their 1970 LP The Osmonds Live (MGM SE4826).


 Lyrics:
If you're looking for trouble you came to the right place
If you're looking for trouble just look right in my face
I was born standing up and talking back
My daddy was a green-eyed mountain jack
Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery
Well I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me

I've never looked for trouble but I've never ran
I don't take no orders from no kind of man
I'm only made out of flesh, blood and bone
But if you're gonna start a rumble don't you try it on alone
Because I'm evil, my middle name is misery
Well I'm evil, so don't you mess around with me


I'm evil, evil, evil as can be, I'm evil, evil, evil as can be

So don't mess around, don't mess around, don't mess around with me
I'm evil, I'm evil, evil, evil, so don't mess around, don't mess around with me
I'm evil, I tell you, I'm evil, so don't mess around with me
Yeah!

 

Where it was released:

First released on EP »


 EPs:

- King Creole, Volume 2 (1958) »

 

LPs/CDs:

- King Creole (1958) »

- NBC TV Special (1968) »

- Worldwide Gold Award Hits, Volume 2 - The Other Sides (1971) »

- The Elvis Presley Story (1977) »
– King Creole (1980) »

– Elvis NBC TV Special (1981) »

- The Great Performances (1990)

- The King of Rock’n’Roll – The Complete 50’s Masters (1992)

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

- Memories of the ‘68 Comeback Special (1998)

- Artist of the Century (1999)

- Burbank ’68 (1999) – FTD »

- Elvis, The Concert (1999)

- Best of Artist of the Century (2000)

- The 50 Greatest Hits (2001)

- Rhythm & Blues (2001)

- 2nd to None (2003)

- 2nd to None – Silver Edition (2003)

- Closing Night (2004) – FTD »

- Elvis Forever – Limited Edition (2004)

- Elvis by the Presleys (2005)

- Elvis NBC TV Special – The Vinyl Classics Edition (2005)

- Hitstory (2005)

- Elvis R&B (2006)

- Let Yourself Go (2006) – FTD »

- Southern Nights (2006) – FTD »

- The Essential Elvis Presley (2007)

- The Complete ’68 Comeback Special (2008)

- Dixieland Delight (2009) - FTD »

- King Creole - The Music (2010) - FTD »

- This is Elvis (2015) - FTD »

- King Creole (2015) - FTD »

– NBC-TV Special (2016) - FTD »

 

Bootleg Releases:

- Sold Out (1974) - EP Records
- From Las Vegas... to Niagara Falls (1974) - Live Productions

- The '68 Comeback (1976) - Memphis Records

- Command Performance (1977) - ECP
- The '68 Comeback, Volume 2 (1978) - Amiga Records

- To Know Him is to Love Him (1978) - Black Belt Records
- The Burbank Sessions, Volume 2 (1979) - Audifon Records

- Special Delivery From Elvis Presley (1979) - Flaming Star Records

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