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Down in the Alley

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"Down in the Alley"
Single by The Clovers
from the album Dance Party
A-side
  • "Down in the Alley"
  • "There's No Tomorrow"
Released1957
Recorded1957
GenreR&B
Length2:18
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)
The Clovers singles chronology
"I I I Love You"
(1957)
"Down in the Alley" / "There's No Tomorrow'"
(1957)
"Wishing For Your Love"
(1958)
"Down in the Alley"
Song by Elvis Presley
from the album Spinout
Released1966
Recorded1966
GenreRock and roll
Length2:48
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)

"Down in the Alley" is a song released as a single by The Clovers in 1957.

Elvis Presley recorded it in 1966. His version was included as a bonus track on his 1966 soundtrack album Spinout.[1]

Writing

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The song is credited to Jesse Stone and the Clovers.[2] The version recorded by Ronnie Hawkins is credited to S. (Solomon) Burke, B.(Burt) Berns, B. Marvin (Babe Chivian), C. (Joseph) Martin.[3]

Recordings and releases

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Elvis Presley version

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Presley recorded it between 4 and 7 AM in the early morning of May 26, 1966 at the May 25—28 studio sessions for RCA at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]

With Bob Dylan cover "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" from the same session, "Down in the Alley" was included as a bonus track on the Spinout soundtrack album.[1]

Track listing

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The Clovers version

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7" single (1957)

  1. Down in the Alley (Clovers, Jesse Stone) — 2:18
  2. There's No Tomorrow (Hoffman, Corday, Carr) — 2:45

References

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  1. ^ a b Todd Slaughter (7 June 2010). Todd Slaughter: The Elvis Archives. Omnibus Press. pp. 172–. ISBN 978-0-85712-368-8.
  2. ^ a b Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 978-1-4668-6855-7.
  3. ^ "Discogs release data- Ronnie Hawkins - Down In The Alley". Discogs. 1970.
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