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Patch It Up
1970 single by Elvis Presley From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Patch It Up" is a song written by Eddie Rabbitt and Rory Bourke and originally recorded by Elvis Presley.[2] He released it as a single, with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" on the opposite side, in October 1970.[3]
A live version of the song recorded on August 12, 1970,[2] was featured in the concert film Elvis: That's the Way It Is and the accompanying album That's the Way It Is was released a month later, in November.
"Patch It Up" reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 (as a double A-side with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me").[4]
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Composition
The song was written by Eddie Rabbitt and Rory Bourke.[2]
Recordings
Elvis originally recorded the song during his "marathon" June 1970 sessions at RCA's Studio B in Nashville.[2][1] That version was released as a single with "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" on October 6.[1]
In August 1970, Presley performed this song during his so-called "Elvis Summer Festival" at the International Hotel in Las Vegas. The concerts were documented in the MGM theatrical documentary film Elvis: That's the Way It Is and its accompanying soundtrack album That's the Way It Is released in November.[5][6] The recording used for the album was from the August 12, 1970 dinner show.[5]
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