"Spinout" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1966 motion picture Spinout. In 1966 it was released on a single with "All That I Am", another song from the same movie, on the opposite side.[1] It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] but would continue to sell over 400,000 copies.[2] ("All That I Am" also charted, peaking at number 41.)[3]
| "Spinout" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Picture sleeve for the U.S. vinyl single, with "All That I Am" in smaller font | ||||
| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| from the album Spinout | ||||
| B-side | "All That I Am" | |||
| Released | September 13, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | February 17, 1966 | |||
| Studio | Radio Recorders, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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Critical reception
editJohn Floyd, the author of the book Sun Records: An Oral History, considers "Spinout" a great song, naming it along other great songs from "Presley's seriously underrated sixties and seventies work": "Can't Help Falling in Love", "You Don't Know Me", "Long Black Limousine", "Suspicious Minds", and "I Can Help".[4]
Charts
edit| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 40 |
References
edit- ^ Lee Cotten (1985). All shook up: Elvis day-by-day, 1954-1977. Pierian Press. ISBN 9780876501726.
- ^ a b Jay Warner (2004). On this Day in Music History. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 283–. ISBN 978-0-634-06693-1.
- ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
- ^ John Floyd (25 June 2015). Sun Records: An Oral History (Second ed.). BookBaby. pp. 115–. ISBN 978-1-942531-09-8.
- ^ "Music: Top 100 Songs - Billboard Hot 100 Chart (1966-11-12)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
External links
edit- Elvis* - Spinout / All That I Am at Discogs