I Was the One
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"I Was the One" is a 1956 rock and roll ballad recorded by Elvis Presley, known as the B-side to his breakthrough hit "Heartbreak Hotel."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single B-side
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Heartbreak Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSideOf | Heartbreak Hotel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Aaron Schroeder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Peppers NERFINISHED ⓘ Claude Demetrius NERFINISHED ⓘ Hal Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| format | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
rock and roll
ⓘ
rockabilly ballad ⓘ |
| hasBPM | slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ |
| hasMusicalArtistRole |
Bill Black – bass
ⓘ
Chet Atkins – guitar ⓘ D.J. Fontana – drums NERFINISHED ⓘ Floyd Cramer – piano ⓘ Scotty Moore – guitar ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer | Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStyle | ballad ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
lost love
ⓘ
romantic regret ⓘ |
| includedIn | Elvis Presley singles discography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 2:34 ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Aaron Schroeder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Peppers NERFINISHED ⓘ Claude Demetrius NERFINISHED ⓘ Hal Blair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Elvis Presley 1956 recordings ⓘ |
| performer |
Bill Black
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chet Atkins NERFINISHED ⓘ D.J. Fontana NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ Floyd Cramer NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotty Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Steve Sholes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | RCA Victor Studio, Nashville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1956-01-11 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1956-01-27 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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