A Big Hunk o' Love

Infobox Single
Name = A Big Hunk o' Love


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Artist = Elvis Presley
from Album = 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong
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B-side = "My Wish Came True"
Released = June 23, 1959
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Recorded = June 10, 1958, in Nashville, Tennessee
Genre = Rock and roll
Length = 2:12
Label = RCA47-7600
Writer = Aaron Schroeder and Sidney Wyche
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Last single = "(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I"
(March 10, 1959)
This single = "A Big Hunk o' Love"
(June 23, 1959)
Next single = "Stuck on You"
(March 23, 1960)
Misc ="A Big Hunk o' Love", a song sung by Elvis Presley, was recorded on June 10 1958 in RCA's Nashville, Tennessee studio, while Presley was on leave from the U.S. Army. It was released as a single A-side on June 23 1959. Its B-side was "My Wish Came True". It was Presley's twelfth number-one hit, and it reached number four in the United Kingdom. The song was recorded in four takes, the released version is actually spliced from takes three and four.

The song was revived by Presley in 1972 during his engagements at the Las Vegas Hilton in February 1972 and was used in his live shows until mid 1973. It was performed live for the last time on January 26, 1974. The song is included in the 1972 documentary "Elvis On Tour" and his 1973 show broadcast via satellite, "Aloha from Hawaii". During this time period, it was played by the Elvis' TCB Band, and featured Glen D. Hardin and James Burton.