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I Was the One

Elvis Presley

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17 cited facts

  • 1956
  • 2:36
  • 83 BPM · C major

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  1. Released on RCA, also The Pretender (Foo Fighters), Sex on Fire (Kings of Leon) and Last Nite (The Strokes)

  2. Recorded at RCA Victor Studios, also Only the Lonely (Know the Way I Feel) (Roy Orbison), Such a Night and Heartbreak Hotel

  3. Written by Aaron Schroeder, also Don’t Leave Me Now, Good Luck Charm and It’s Now or Never

  4. Part of Elvis Presley, also My Baby Left Me, Tryin’ to Get to You and Heartbreak Hotel

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Credits

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Written by
Aaron Schroeder, Bill Peppers, Claude Demetrius and Hal Blair
Performed by
Ben Speer, Bill Black, Brock Speer, Chet Atkins, D.J. Fontana, Elvis Presley, Floyd Cramer, Gordon Stoker and Scotty Moore
Part of
Elvis Presley
Recorded at
RCA Victor Studios
Released on
RCA

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  1. 1MusicBrainz I Was the One was performed by Ben Speer

    I Was the One was performed by Ben Speer

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz I Was the One was performed by Bill Black

    I Was the One was performed by Bill Black

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz I Was the One was performed by Brock Speer

    I Was the One was performed by Brock Speer

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz I Was the One was performed by Chet Atkins

    I Was the One was performed by Chet Atkins

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz I Was the One was performed by D.J. Fontana

    I Was the One was performed by D.J. Fontana

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz I Was the One was performed by Elvis Presley

    I Was the One was performed by Elvis Presley

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz I Was the One was performed by Floyd Cramer

    I Was the One was performed by Floyd Cramer

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz I Was the One was performed by Gordon Stoker

    I Was the One was performed by Gordon Stoker

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz I Was the One was performed by Scotty Moore

    I Was the One was performed by Scotty Moore

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz I Was the One was written by Aaron Schroeder

    I Was the One was written by Aaron Schroeder

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz I Was the One was written by Bill Peppers

    I Was the One was written by Bill Peppers

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  12. 12MusicBrainz I Was the One was written by Claude Demetrius

    I Was the One was written by Claude Demetrius

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  13. 13MusicBrainz I Was the One was written by Hal Blair

    I Was the One was written by Hal Blair

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  14. 14MusicBrainz I Was the One is part of the release Elvis Presley

    I Was the One is part of the release Elvis Presley

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  15. 15MusicBrainz I Was the One was recorded at RCA Victor Studios

    I Was the One was recorded at RCA Victor Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  16. 16MusicBrainz RCA is the label of the song I Was the One

    RCA is the label of the song I Was the One

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  17. 17MusicBrainz I Was the One was released on 1956

    I Was the One was released on 1956

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026