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Del Shannon

(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame

1961 · via Elvis Presley

Del Shannon’s recording of “(Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame” came out in 1961, the earliest year on file; Elvis Presley’s came out the same year. Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Sha Na Na (released 1973), The Residents (released 1989) and Scorpions (released 1993), among 170 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Del Shannon – (Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame
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Pomus and Shuman also handed Elvis "A Mess of Blues" and wrote "(It's a) Long Lonely Highway" for him outright, so follow this name and you'll find the songbook behind a good stretch of his catalog. Start with Del Shannon's take on Marie and hear how it sounds without the King.

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Credited writers: Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1961, the same year as Elvis Presley.

Other recordings on file · first release year

170 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Elvis sang "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame," but which songwriter, working alongside partner Mort Shuman, actually wrote it?Doc Pomus
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