The Crew-Cuts a group called "The Jordonaires" (not to be confused with a similarly named group, The Jordanaires, that was known for singing backup vocals on Elvis Presley's hits) and also "The Otnorots" ("Toronto" spelled backwards being "Otnorot"), but they split from the group to finish high school. When the Four Lads returned to Toronto for a homecoming concert, John Perkins and Maugeri ran into each other and decided that they could themselves have a musical future. They joined with Barrett and Ray Perkins in March 1952. The group was originally called "The Four Tones" (not to be confused with The Four
(You're the) Devil in Disguise was recorded for a full-length album that was scheduled for release in 1963, but RCA chose instead to release the album piecemeal on singles and as soundtrack album bonus tracks. Bass singer Ray Walker, of the gospel vocal group the Jordanaires (who also worked as Presley's backing vocalists for much of his career), is featured in the song, singing the repeated phrase, "Oh, yes, you are," before the song's fade. A cover version by Trisha Yearwood appears on the "Honeymoon in Vegas" soundtrack, which consists mainly of covers of Presley songs. Punk rock band The Misfits covered the song on