"Stuck On You" #1 4/30/1960

The record that succeeded Percy Faith at #1 was the first Elvis single released after his discharge from the Army in early 1960. Almost as soon as the King got back in the States, Col. Parker set up several marathon recording sessions to crank out the new material. Although he still sold a boatload of records after his military stint, Elvis never quite got back to that raw, rockin' sound from prior to getting drafted. I do dig his delivery here of "grizz-ah-lee bear." As was common throughout his career, he was backed on this one by the Jordanaires, a fine gospel group in their own right.