Patch It Up

Summary

"Patch It Up" is a song written by Eddie Rabbitt and Rory Bourke and originally recorded by Elvis Presley.[2] He released it as a single, with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" on the opposite side, in October 1970.[3]

"Patch It Up"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album That's the Way It Is
A-side"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"
ReleasedOctober 6, 1970
RecordedJune 8, 1970[1]
StudioRCA's Studio B Nashville[1]
GenreRock
Length3:09
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"I've Lost You" / "The Next Step Is Love"
(1970)
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" / "Patch It Up"
(1970)
"I Really Don't Want to Know" / "There Goes My Everything"
(1970)

A live version of the song recorded on August 12, 1970,[2] was featured in the concert film Elvis: That's the Way It Is and the accompanying album That's the Way It Is was released a month later, in November.

"Patch It Up" reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 (as a double A-side with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me").[4]

Composition edit

The song was written by Eddie Rabbitt and Rory Bourke.[2]

Recordings edit

Elvis originally recorded the song during his "marathon" June 1970 sessions at RCA's Studio B in Nashville.[2][1] That version was released as a single with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" on October 6.[1]

In August 1970, Presley performed this song during his so-called "Elvis Summer Festival" at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. The concerts were documented in the MGM theatrical documentary film Elvis: That's the Way It Is and its accompanying soundtrack album That's the Way It Is released in November.[5][6] The recording used for the album was from the August 12, 1970 dinner show.[5]

Track listing edit

7" single (, )[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini2:29
2."Patch It Up"Eddie Rabbitt, Rory Bourks3:09

Charts edit

Chart (1970) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 11

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "You Don't Have To Say You Love Me". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cover versions of Patch It Up by Elvis Presley". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  3. ^ a b "Elvis – You Don't Have To Say You Love Me / Patch It Up (Indianapolis Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. October 1970. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
  4. ^ "Elvis Presley". Billboard.
  5. ^ a b "That's The Way It Is". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
  6. ^ Tanya Dalziell; Karen Welberry (13 May 2016). Cultural Seeds: Essays on the Work of Nick Cave. Routledge. pp. 153–. ISBN 978-1-317-15625-3.
  7. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

External links edit

  • "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me / Patch It Up" at Discogs (list of releases)
  • You Don't Have to Say You Love Me / Patch It Up on the official Elvis Presley website