Bossa Nova Baby

"Bossa Nova Baby"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Fun in Acapulco
B-side "Witchcraft"
Released October 1963
Format 7", 45rpm
Recorded January 22, 1963, at Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Genre Rock and roll, bossa nova
Length 2:02
Label RCA Victor
Writer(s) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
Producer(s) Joseph Lilley
Certification Gold (RIAA)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"(You're The) Devil in Disguise"
(1963)
"Bossa Nova Baby"
(1963)
"Kissin' Cousins/It Hurts Me"
(1964)
Music video
"Bossa Nova Baby" (audio only) on YouTube


"Bossa Nova Baby" is a song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded on January 22, 1963, at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, CA[1] by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack of the 1963 motion picture Fun in Acapulco.

The song reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart[2] and number twenty on the Billboard R&B Singles chart in 1963.[3] It also reached number 13 in the UK charts.[4]

It was first recorded and released by Tippie and the Clovers in 1962.[5]

Sources

  1. "Elvis Discography 1963". Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-26. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  4. "Elvis Presley's chart toppers". 14 August 2002. Retrieved 21 August 2016 via bbc.co.uk.
  5. "Elvis Presley: Original Version Recordings of Songs He Sang". Retrieved 21 August 2016.

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