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It's Midnight

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"It's Midnight"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Promised Land
A-side"It's Midnight"
B-side"Promised Land"
ReleasedSeptember 27, 1974
RecordedDecember 10, 1973
StudioStax Studios, Memphis
GenreCountry
Length3:20
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Billy Edd Wheeler and Jerry Chesnut
Producer(s)Felton Jarvis
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"If You Talk in Your Sleep" / "Help Me"
(1974)
"It's Midnight" / "Promised Land"
(1974)
"My Boy" / "Thinking About You"
(1975)

"It's Midnight" is a 1974 song recorded by Elvis Presley. It was written by Jerry Chesnut and Billy Edd Wheeler.[1]

Recording

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Elvis Presley recorded it during his December 10–16, 1973, recording sessions at Stax Records in Memphis.[2][3] The session produced three more charting songs: "Promised Land", "If You Talk in Your Sleep" and "Help Me".

Release history

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The song was first released in October 1974 as a B-side to a cover of Chuck Berry's "Promised Land".[2][4] (While the Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records indicates "Promised Land" as the A-side,[5] different pressings have "It's Midnight" as the A-side and "Promised Land" as a B-side and vice versa.)[6]

Reception

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"Promised Land" rose to number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] while the two sides together (as "It's Midnight / Promised Land") and "It's Midnight" on its own charted on the Hot Country Singles chart.[2] "It's Midnight" peaked on it at number 9 in January 1975.[4][7]

Critical reception

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Billboard in its review of the album Promised Land (in the January 18, 1975 issue) picked "It's Midnight" as one of the best cuts on the album.

Charts

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Chart (1974–1975) Peak
position
US Billboard Easy Listening[8] 8*
US Billboard Hot Country Singles[4][7] 14* / 9**
* as "It's Midnight / Promised Land"
** as "It's Midnight"

References

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  1. ^ Alanna Nash (1 February 2012). Elvis and the Memphis Mafia. Aurum Press. pp. 272–. ISBN 978-1-84513-759-5.
  2. ^ a b c d Rob Bowman (1997). Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records. Music Sales Group. pp. 305–. ISBN 978-0-8256-7284-2.
  3. ^ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 223–. ISBN 978-0-85712-758-7.
  4. ^ a b c Maury Dean (2003). Rock and Roll. Algora Publishing. pp. 323–. ISBN 978-0-87586-207-1.
  5. ^ Martin Popoff (5 August 2010). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948–1991. Krause Publications. pp. 940–. ISBN 978-1-4402-1621-3.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Elvis Presley - It's Midnight / Promised Land at Discogs". Discogs. 1974.
  7. ^ a b "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
    "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  8. ^ "Elvis Presley - Chart history (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-16.