Padre (song)

"Padre Don José"
Song by Gloria Lasso
Released	1956
Songwriter(s)	Alain Romans (music) Jacques Larue (lyrics)

"Padre"
Single by Toni Arden
A-side	"Padre" "All At Once"
Released	1958
Songwriter(s)	Alain Romans (music) Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)

"Padre"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Elvis (The "Fool" Album)
Released	1973
Songwriter(s)	Alain Romans (music) Paul Francis Webster (lyrics)

"Padre Don José" is a French-language song written by Jacques Larue (fr) and Alain Romans, originally released in 1956 by Gloria Lasso.[1]

In 1957, Paul Francis Webster wrote English lyrics for the song, titled "Padre". The following year, it was released as a single by Toni Arden. Her version peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, and sold over million copies in the United States.[1]

Marty Robbins reached number 5 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart with his version of "Padre" in 1970.[2][3]

At his Brooklyn Army Terminal press conference in 1958, Elvis Presley named two songs as favorites at the time, "You'll Never Walk Alone" and recent hit single "Padre" by Toni Arden.[1][4] He later recorded a cover of Arden's hit which was included on his 1973 album Elvis.[1]

Track listings

Toni Arden version

Single (1958)

1. "Padre"
2. "All At Once"

References

1. David Neale (2003). Roots of Elvis. iUniverse. pp. 97–. ISBN 978-0-595-29505-0.
2. "Hot Country Songs - The Week of January 23, 1971", Billboard. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
3. "Hot Country Singles", Billboard, January 23, 1971. p. 42. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
4. Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 193–. ISBN 978-1-4668-6855-7.

External links

• Toni Arden – Padre / All At Once at Discogs