"Good Luck Charm" is a song recorded by

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one of the most significant cultural figures of the ...

and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company, that reached number 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 list in the week ending April 21, 1962. It remained at the top of the list for two weeks. It was also no. 1 on the ''Cash Box'' chart in the U.S. It reached number 1 in the UK Singles Chart in the week ending 24 May 1962 and stayed there for five weeks.

Background

The song was written by

Aaron Schroeder Aaron Harold Schroeder (September 7, 1926 – December 2, 2009) was an American songwriter and music publisher. Early years Born in Brooklyn, Schroeder graduated from the school now known as the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art a ...

and

Wally Gold Wally Gold (May 15, 1928 – June 7, 1998) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and music business executive from Teaneck, New Jersey. Personal life Gold was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Gold moved to ...

and recorded at RCA Studio B in

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by Presley on October 15, 1961. It completed his second hat-trick of chart topping singles in the UK. Presley is joined vocally on the chorus by Jordanaires first tenor Gordon Stoker. The single was certified Platinum by the

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on March 27, 1992. The single reached No. 2 on the UK singles chart in a five-week chart run in 2005 in a re-release. The B side was " Anything That's Part of You" which also reached the Top 40 in the U.S.

Personnel

Recorded on October 15, 1961, at RCA's Studio B, Nashville, the session featured the following personnel: * Jerry Kennedy, guitar, replacing the injured Hank Garland *

Scotty Moore Winfield Scott Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American guitarist who formed The Blue Moon Boys in 1954, Elvis Presley's backing band. He was studio and touring guitarist for Presley between 1954 and 1968. Rock critic ...

, guitar * Bob Moore, bass * Buddy Harman, drums * D.J. Fontana, drums *

Floyd Cramer Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 – December 31, 1997) was an American pianist who became famous for his use of melodic "whole-step" attacks. He was inducted into both the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His signatur ...

, piano and organ *

Boots Randolph Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007) was an American musician. His 1963 saxophone hit " Yakety Sax" became the signature tune of ''The Benny Hill Show''. Randolph was a prolific session musician and member of the Nas ...

, saxophone *Gordon Stoker, accordion * Millie Kirkham, backing vocals *

The Jordanaires The Jordanaires were an American vocal quartet that formed as a gospel group in 1948. Over the years, they recorded both sacred and secular music for recording companies such as Capitol Records, RCA Victor, Columbia Records, Decca Records, Vo ...

, backing vocals

Album appearances

The first LP appearance was on the album ''

Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3 ''Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3'' is a greatest hits album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor as LPM/LSP-2765 on August 12, 1963. The album was the third volume of an eventual five volume collection, and his ...

'' released in September, 1963. It was on the 1973 RCA Special Products ''Elvis'' double LP compilation (DPL2-0056(e)) and the 1978 package ''Worldwide Gold Award Hits, Parts 3 and 4'' (R214657), a 2 record set. The recording was included on the 1993 compilation '' From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential '60s Masters''. The track also appeared on the 1999 career retrospective collection ''Artist of the Century''. The song was also featured on the 2002 compilation '' ELV1S: 30 No. 1 Hits''.

References

{{authority control 1962 singles Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Cashbox number-one singles UK singles chart number-one singles Number-one singles in Norway Elvis Presley songs Songs written by Aaron Schroeder Songs written by Wally Gold Song recordings produced by Stephen H. Sholes 1961 songs RCA Victor singles