STUDIO SESSION FOR ELVIS PRESLEY
AT THE MEMPHIS RECORDING SERVICE FOR SUN RECORDS 1954
SUN RECORDING STUDIO
706 UNION AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
SUN SESSION 1: MONDAY JULY 5, 1954
SESSION HOURS: 8:00 TO 2:00 MIDNIGHT
PRODUCER AND RECORDING ENGINEER - SAM C. PHILLIPS
On Monday night, July 5, 1954, Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, and Bill Black showed up at the Sun studio around seven o'clock. Scotty had offered to bring the entire band, but Sam Phillips didn't want to make a big deal out of it. The idea was to see what Elvis Presley could do, not to make a record. Scotty on guitar and Bill on bass would be enough. Sam wanted to keep it as simple as possible. Elvis Presley reported to Sun for his first recording session, arriving about seven, Elvis Presley was nervous, so Sam Phillips suggested that they begin the session with an old standard, although not a favorites' of Sam Phillips.
''HARBOR LIGHTS''
Composer: - Jimmy Kennedy-Hugh Williams
Publisher: - A.S.C.A.P. - Chappell & Company
Matrix number: - None - Incomplete Take 8 - Breakdown (0:21)
Recorded: - July 5, 1954
Released: - August 3, 2012
First appearance: - FTD Records (CD) 500/200rpm 506020-975049-2-6 mono
A BOY FROM TUPELO - THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS 1953-1955
Reissued: - 2016 Memphis Recording Service (CD) 500/200rpm MRS 10053055-2/2 mono
ELVIS PRESLEY - THE COMPLETE WORKS 1953-1955
Name (Or. No. Of Instruments)
Elvis Presley - Vocal and Acoustic Rhythm Guitar (Martin Dreadnought 18)
Scotty Moore - Electric Lead Guitar (Gibson ES 295)
Bill Black - Acoustic Upright Bass (Kay Maestro M-1)
"Harbor Lights" was written by Northern Irish songwriter Jimmy Kennedy and Hugh Williams (real name: Wilhelm "Will" Grosz) in 1937 and popularized in recordings that year by Frances Langford (Decca 1441) and Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra, with vocal by Jimmy Farrell (Vocalion 3595). The song was revived in 1950 by several artists, the most successful being Sammy Kaye, who had a number one recording (Columbia 38963). Over a million copies of sheet music were sold for "Harbor Lights" in 1950. The song was performed a record 29 times on "Your Hit Parade". "Harbor Lights" was used as the recurring theme song of the 1940 John Ford- directed movie "The Long Voyage Home", starring John Wayne.
The song has been recorded by many artists; charting versions were recorded by Sammy Kaye, Guy Lombardo, Bing Crosby,, Ray Anthony, Ralph Flanagan, Elvis Presley, and Ken Griffin. Other versions were recorded by The Ink Spots, Lawrence Welk, LaVern Baker, The Platters, Engelbert Humperdinck, Willie Nelson, Jerry Lee Lewis, Vera Lynn, Clyde McPhatter, Arthur Tracy and Jon Rauhouse.
The biggest-selling version was recorded by the Sammy Kaye orchestra. The recording was released by Columbia Records as a 78 rpm single and a 45 rpm single. The record first reached the Billboard charts on September 1, 1950 and lasted 25 weeks, peaking at number 1. The Guy Lombardo orchestra recording of August 24, 1950 was released by Decca Records. The record first reached the Billboard charts on October 6, 1950 and lasted 20 weeks, peaking at number 2. The Bing Crosby recording of September 5, 1950 with Lyn Murray and his Orchestra and Chorus was released by Decca Records (Decca 27219). The record first reached the Billboard charts on November 3, 1950 and lasted 11 weeks, peaking at number 10. The Ray Anthony orchestra recording was released by Capitol Records. The flip side was "Nevertheless". The record first reached the Billboard charts on October 20, 1950 and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 15. The Ralph Flanagan orchestra recording was released by RCA Victor Records. The record first reached the Billboard charts on October 27, 1950 and lasted 5 weeks, peaking at number 27. The Ken Griffin recording was released by Columbia Records. The record reached the Billboard charts on October 20, 1950 and lasted only one week, charting at number 27. The Marco T. y Los Gatos Montañeros recording was released by Tulsan Records Private on September 14, 1987. The song was also recorded by Pat Boone on the 1957 album ''Howdy!''. Rudy Vallée recorded his rendition in 1937.
In 1960, The Platters recording peaked at number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and number 15 on the Hot Rhythm & Blues Sides chart. Overseas, this version, peaked at number 11 in the U.K. The Platters version featured the recorded sounds of ship bells ringing, plus the sounds of ocean waters splashing, which is heard at both the beginning and the ending of the song, before it fades out. In later years, Ace Cannon recorded an instrumental version for his 1994 album ''Entertainer''.
Source: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
*- Digitally Remastered
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