Bringing It Back

For other uses, see Bringing It Back (disambiguation).
"Bringing It Back"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Today
B-side"Pieces of My Life"
ReleasedSeptember 20, 1975 (1975-09-20)
RecordedMarch 12, 1975
StudioRCA Studio C, Hollywood
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Gregg Gordon
Producer(s)Felton Jarvis
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"T-R-O-U-B-L-E" / "Mr. Songman"
(1975) 		"Bringing It Back" / "Pieces of My Life"
(1975) 		"For the Heart" / "Hurt"
(1976)

"Bringing It Back"[A] is a song written by Gregg Gordon and originally recorded by Elvis Presley for his album Today.[1][2]

Released as a single (with "Pieces of My Life" on the opposite side) on September 20, 1975,[3] the song reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

Composition

The song was written by Gregg Gordon.[1]

Recording and release

Elvis recorded the song on March 12, 1975, at RCA's Studio C in Hollywood for his album Today.[3][2] The session featured James Burton, John Wilkinson and Charlie Hodge on guitar, Duke Bardwell on bass, Ronnie Tutt on drums, Glen D. Hardin and Tony Brown on piano, David Briggs and Greg Gordon on clavinet; the recordings were later overdubbed by Johnny Christopher and Chip Young on guitar, Norbert Putnam and Mike Leech on bass, Richard F. Morris on percussion, Charles L. Rose on saxophone, Harvey L. Thompson on trombone, Harrison Calloway on trumpet, Ronald Eades on junior baritone saxophone and The Holladays on additional vocals.[3][2]

On September 20, 1975, "with absolutely nothing new to release, and no prospects of another recording session in sight", RCA Victor released "Bringing It Back" and another song from the same album, "Pieces of My Life", as a single.[3] As the Elvis Presley official website states it, "the strategy was not lost on a public that had already bought well-worn material once in numbers that were unlikely to be repeated".[3] "Bringing It Back" reached number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] and "Pieces of My Life" number 33 on the Billboard country chart.[5]

Track listing

7" single (RCA Victor PB-10401, 1975)[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Bringing It Back"Greg Gordon2:58
2."Pieces of My Life"Troy Seals3:59

Charts

Chart (1975) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 65

Notes

1. A Titled "Bringin' It Back" on the 2005 Follow That Dream re-issue of the album Today

References

  1. ^ a b "Original versions of Bringing It Back written by Greg Gordon". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Today". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
    https://elvisthemusic.com/music/today-legacy-edition/
  3. ^ a b c d e "Bringing It Back". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  4. ^ a b "Elvis Presley". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Elvis Presley". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Elvis Presley - Bringing It Back / Pieces Of My Life". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved 2021-02-09.
  7. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.