Playing for Keeps (Elvis Presley song)

"Playing for Keeps"
Single by Elvis Presley
A-side
ReleasedJanuary 4, 1957[1]
RecordedSeptember 1, 1956
GenreBallad
Length2:50
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Love Me Tender" / "Anyway You Want Me"
(1957) 		"Too Much" / "Playing for Keeps"
(1957) 		"All Shook Up"
(1957)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard"Spotlight" pick,
"This Week's Best Buys" pick[2]

"Playing for Keeps" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley. Its first release on record was on January 4, 1957, on a single with "Too Much" on the other side.[3][1][4][2][5][6][7] "Playing for Keeps" reached number 34 in the United States, while "Too Much" spent 3 weeks at number 1.[6][7][better source needed] In 1959, the song was included on Elvis's album For LP Fans Only (an unusual album for Presley because all the songs on it had been already released one to almost five years prior).[4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Eder2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (19 January 1957). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 42–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Playing for Keeps : by Elvis Presley : Elvis Presley Lyrics : The Elvis SongDataBase was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Jerry Hopkins (1 July 2014). Elvis: The Biography. Plexus Publishing. pp. 168–. ISBN 978-0-85965-899-7.
  5. ^ Neal Umphred; Linda Jones; Walter Piotrowski (1990). Elvis: A Touch of Gold : the American Record Collector's Price Guide to Elvis Presley Records & Memorabilia. White Dragon Press.
  6. ^ a b Dafydd Rees; Luke Crampton (1991). Rock Movers & Shakers. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-87436-661-7.
  7. ^ a b Joseph Murrells (1978). The Book of Golden Discs. Barrie and Jenkins. ISBN 978-0-214-20480-7. First in Line Elvis Presley Weisman.