I'm Yours (Elvis Presley song)

"I'm Yours" is 1961 song recorded by Elvis Presley which appeared on the Pot Luck with Elvis album. The recording was released as a single in 1965. It was written by Don Robertson and Hal Blair.

"I'm Yours"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Pot Luck
B-side"(It's a) Long Lonely Highway"
ReleasedAugust 1965
RecordedJune 26, 1961 (1961-06-26)
GenreRock and Roll, Pop
Length2:21
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"(Such an) Easy Question"
(1965)		 "I'm Yours"
(1965)		 "Puppet on a String" / "Wooden Heart"
(1965)

Background

The song was recorded by Elvis Presley on June 26, 1961, at RCA's Nashville studios, and released on the album, Pot Luck with Elvis, on June 5, 1962. It was published by Elvis Presley's publishing company Gladys Music, Inc. The single was also released in Canada, France, and New Zealand.

It was not released as a single until three years later when it was featured in Presley's film Tickle Me (1965).[1][2] "I'm Yours" peaked at number 11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in October 1965. "I'm Yours" reached the top of the Billboard Easy Listening chart to become Presley's third consecutive number-one single on the chart.[3]

Weekly charts
Chart (1965) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 11
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[5] 1
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See also
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1965 (U.S.)

References
  1. "I'm Yours" (LP Master) video
  2. Elvis Presley – I'm Yours / (It's A) Long Lonely Highway. Discogs.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 196.
  4. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 201.
  5. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
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