What was Elvis Presley's first UK hit single?
Just Pretend (Elvis Presley song) Just Pretend (Elvis Presley song) "Just Pretend" is a 1970 song by Elvis Presley. It was composed by Guy Fletcher in partnership with his writing partner Doug Flett. Elvis Presley recorded it on June 6, 1970 as part of his July 4–8 studio sessions for RCA at RCA's Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. The song was first released on Presley's album "That's the Way It Is" that appeared on November 11, 1970. Robert Matthew-Walker in his 1995 book "Heartbreak Hotel: The Life and Music of Elvis Presley" calls the song "massive, slow and uninspired": In 2016 the song appeared on
Separate Ways (Elvis Presley song) Separate Ways (Elvis Presley song) "Separate Ways" is a song written by Red West and Richard Mainegra and recorded by Elvis Presley on March 27, 1972. The song was released as a single with "Always On My Mind" as the B-side. It reached gold status in the US for sales of over half a million copies. It was listed as a double sided hit reaching #16 on "Billboard magazine"'s Hot Country Singles chart in November 1972. In the UK "Always On My Mind" was the hit song and "Separate Ways" was the B-side. Richard Mainegra had the following to say