Mean Woman Blues

"Mean Woman Blues" is a rock and roll song written by Claude Demetrius. Elvis Presley recorded it for the soundtrack of the 1957 film, Loving You.^[1] In an album review for AllMusic, Bruce Eder described it as "some powerful rock & roll ... which could almost have passed for one of his Sun tracks".^[2]

"Mean Woman Blues"
Song by Elvis Presley
from the album Loving You
Released	June 20, 1957 (1957-06-20)
Recorded	January 13, 1957
Studio	Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:17
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Claude Demetrius
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" (1957) "Mean Woman Blues" (1957) "Loving You" (1957)

When the song was released for the jukebox market in September 1957, it reached number 11 on Billboard magazine's "Most Played in Jukeboxes" R&B chart.^[3]

Roy Orbison rendition

"Mean Woman Blues"
Single by Roy Orbison
A-side	"Blue Bayou"
Released	August 1, 1963
Recorded	April 29, 1963
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:25
Label	Monument
Songwriter(s)	Claude Demetrius

Roy Orbison recorded "Mean Woman Blues" on April 29, 1963 (1963-04-29),^[4] which was released as a single with "Blue Bayou". It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.^[5]