| Tired from being on the road, distressed by the divorce proceedings, and expecting Lisa Marie for a month-long visit, Elvis could not have faced the prospect of a string of recording sessions happily. The most practical arrangement was to stay in Memphis, and Marty Lacker suggested making the five-minute drive to the Stax studio on McLemore Avenue, which in the last ten years had virtually invented the genre of southern soul and become the kind of creative force that Sun Records once was in Memphis. There really wasn't all that much choice. American's Chips Moman had long since left town, and Marty, who had been instrumental in bringing Elvis to American, had moved over to work for Stax. While most of the American musicians now lived in Nashville, they were glad enough of the opportunity to come home for a good-paying gig, and RCA was perfectly happy with the arrangement. Marty booked the session for late July. Recorded July, 22, 1973, "I've Got A Thing About You Baby" came from Tony Joe White's critically acclaimed 1972 album The Train I'm On, and it was coming along fine as they rehearsed it---maybe a little too fast, but with real swing. After one take Elvis kidded himself: "I screwed up the first part. I was singing 'Heartbreak Hotel.'...Hang on to it. We'll do the tail end later. Mail it in." This kind of chatter was a sure sign that Elvis was feeling good, that he was being patient, if not with himself then at least with his fellow musicians. First released as single I've Got A Thing About You Baby/Take Good Care Of Her, January 1974. (The Complete Recording Sessions by Ernst Jorgensen) This was a request from Judy. She also requested the black leather suit. Great taste!! |
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| I've got something to tell you That I think you ought to know That my eyes are on you baby Since a long time ago And now I fin'ly got the nerve And I'm gonna make my move Now don't you try to turn me off Cause it's gonna be hard to do I've got a thing about you baby Ain't nothing I can do I've got a thing about you baby A thing about lovin' you Ain't it just like a woman When she knows she's got a man She'll wring you out and turn you 'bout In the palm of her hand And then she starts to thinkin' Then maybe she's put you in a blind She'll give you just a little lovin' It'll drive you out of your mind I've got a thing about you baby Ain't nothing you can do I've got a thing about you baby A thing about lovin' you Words & music: Tony Joe White |
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