"Starting Today" is a 1961 song by Elvis Presley.
| "Starting Today" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Elvis Presley | |
| from the album Something for Everybody | |
| Released | June 17, 1961 (on the album Something for Everybody) |
| Recorded | March 12–13, 1961 |
| Length | 2:03 |
| Label | RCA |
| Songwriter(s) | Don Robertson |
| Music video | |
| Elvis Presley "Starting Today" (With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) (official audio) on YouTube | |
Writing
editThe song was written by Don Robertson.[1]
Recording
editElvis Presley recorded "Starting Today" during his March 12/13, 1961 recording session at the RCA Studios in Nashville, Tennessee.[2]
It was recorded on a 3-track.[3] According to Don Reedman, who with Nick Patrick produced the 2016 album The Wonder of You: Elvis Presley with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, "[Presley's] original recording is very simple, very sparse".[3]
Release
editThe song "Starting Today" was first released on Presley's album Something for Everybody,[4][5] put out on June 17, 1961.
References
edit- ^ Bar Biszick-Lockwood (2010). Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach and Hill and Range Songs. University of Illinois Press. pp. 277–. ISBN 978-0-252-07694-7.
- ^ Robert Matthew-Walker (1995). Heartbreak hotel: the life and music of Elvis Presley. Castle Communications. ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8.
- ^ a b Elvis Presley - Off the Record: "Starting Today" from the Wonder of You on YouTube
- ^ "Don Robertson : Writing For The King : Elvis Articles : : 'For Elvis Fans Only' Official Elvis Presley Fan Club".
- ^ Ron Barry (1976). The Elvis Presley American discography. Spectator Service, Maxigraphics.