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Elvis Presley

Always on My Mind

1972 · via Willie Nelson and 1 more

Elvis Presley’s recording of “Always on My Mind” came out in 1972, the earliest year on file; Brenda Lee’s came out the same year. Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson are credited as its writers. Also recorded by Willie Nelson (released 1982), Pet Shop Boys (released 1987) and James Last (released 1988), among 445 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Elvis Presley – Always on My Mind
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Elvis had this one on record in 1972, ten years before Willie made it sound like a confession. Same three writers on both labels, and somehow two different apologies.

Elvis had this one on record back in 1972, three writers' worth of heartache sung slow and straight. Play his next to the Pet Shop Boys version and you'll hear the same apology in two completely different moods.

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Credited writers: Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson Thompson.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1972, the same year as Brenda Lee.

Other recordings on file · first release year

445 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

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Willie Nelson's "Always on My Mind" feels like it was always his. Which singer had the song on record before Willie ever cut it?Elvis Presley
a knot from Willie Nelson · next: Elvis Presley
Pet Shop Boys made "Always on My Mind" one of their signature records. Which singer had already cut it, years before Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe got there?Elvis Presley
a knot from Pet Shop Boys · next: Elvis Presley
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