Stay Away, Joe (song)
1968 song by Elvis Presley
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"Stay Away, Joe" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture Stay Away, Joe.
April 1970 (on the album Let's Be Friends)
- Ben Weisman (music)
- Sid Wayne (lyrics)[1]
| "Stay Away, Joe" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Elvis Presley | |
| from the album Let's Be Friends | |
| Released | 1968 (motion picture) April 1970 (on the album Let's Be Friends) |
| Recorded | October 1, 1967 |
| Length | 1:37 |
| Songwriters |
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In 1970 it was released as the opening track of Presley's budget album Let's Be Friends.
Writing
The song was written by Ben Weisman (music) and Sid Wayne (lyrics).[2][3][4][5][6]
According to David Neal and his book Roots of Elvis, the writers of the song „seem to have been at the very least inspired by the old slave song, "Pick a Bale o'Cotton"“, a "folk-blues classic", originally recorded by Huddie Leadbetter (better known as Lead Belly) in 1935.[7]
Recording
Presley recorded it at the soundtrack recordings for the M.G.M movie Stay Away, Joe that took place on Sunday, October 1, 1967, at the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.[8][7]
Critical reception
According to George Batista Da Silva's book Música e Ecran (in Portuguese), "Stay Awaya, Joe" "can be considered a minor song in Elvis Presley's vast repertoire". [9]
Track listings
7-inch EP (RCA Victor 20652, Australia, 1982)[1]
- "Stay Away, Joe"
- "Goin' Home"
- "All I Needed Was The Rain"
- "Stay Away"
7-inch EP (RCA EX 2764, 2001) — released in 2001 as a bonus disc with the album Blue Hawaii - Collector's Edition[1]
- "Stay Away, Joe"
- "Dominic"
- "All I Needed Was The Rain"
- "Goin' Home"
- "Stay Away"