King of the Whole Wide World

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"King of the Whole Wide World"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the EP Kid Galahad
A-side "King of the Whole Wide World"
"Home Is Where the Heart Is"
Released1962
Recorded1961
Studio Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Genre Rock and roll
Length2:07
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"She's Not You" / "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello"
(1962)		"King of the Whole Wide World" / "Home Is Where the Heart Is"
(1962)		"Return to Sender" / "Where Do You Come From"
(1962)

"King of the Whole Wide World" is a song written by Bob Roberts and Ruth Batchelor and originally recorded by Elvis Presley for the 1962 United Artists motion picture Kid Galahad . [6] The track opened the 6-track soundtrack EP [2] released in August 1962 to coincide with the film's premiere.

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The song reached number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. [7] According to Elvis Presley's official website, "'King of the Whole Wide World' might have gotten more chart activity, but it was competing with 'She's Not You,' which had just broken into the Top 100 when the [soundtrack] EP was shipped." [2]

Composition

The song was written by Bob Roberts and Ruth Batchelor. [1]

Recording

Presley recorded the song for the film Kid Galahad on October 27, 1961, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. The recording sessions featured Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell and Neal Matthews on guitar, Bob Moore on bass, D.J. Fontana and Buddy Harman on drums, Dudley Brooks on piano, Boots Randolph on saxophone. Backing vocals were provided by The Jordanaires. [2]

Track listing

7" promo single (RCA Victor SP-45-118, 1962, United States) [8]
7" single (RCA 47-9417, 1962, Germany) [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)ArtistLength
1."King of the Whole Wide World" Bob Roberts, Ruth Batchelor Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires2:07
2."Home Is Where the Heart Is" Hal David, Sherman Edwards Elvis Presley with the Jordanaires1:50

Charts

Chart (1962)Peak
position
West Germany (Official German Charts) [10] 26
US Billboard Hot 100 [11] 30

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Kid Galahad". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  3. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1 September 1962). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 8–. ISSN   0006-2510.{{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  4. ↑ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (29 September 1962). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN   0006-2510.{{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 100–. ISBN   978-1-4422-3074-3.
  6. ↑ [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
  7. ↑ "Elvis Presley". Billboard .
  8. ↑ "Elvis Presley - King Of The Whole Wide World". Discogs . 1962. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  9. ↑ "Elvis Presley – King Of The Whole Wide World (1962, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1962.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Elvis Presley – King of the Whole Wide World" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2021-02-08.
  11. ↑ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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