I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

Words & Music by Ira Kosloff / Maurice Mysels

Hold me close, hold me tight
Make me thrill with delight
Let me know where I stand from the start
I want you, I need you, I love you
With all my heart

Ev'ry time that you're near
All my cares disappear
Darling, you're all that I'm living for
I want you, I need you, I love you
More and more

I thought I could live without romance
Before you came to me
But now I know that
I will go on loving you eternally

Won't you please be my own?
Never leave me alone
'Cause I die ev'ry time we're apart
I want you, I need you, I love you
With all my heart

Recorded: 1956/04/14, first released on single

April 13, The charted flight (At a cost of $1000) that Elvis and the band take to Nashville for a one day recording session set up at the last minute by Steve Sholes is plagued by problems.

First the pilot loses his way and has to land in El Dorado, Arkansas, to refuel.

Then one of the engines cuts out because the plane has not been switched over to it's full tank.

'Man, I don't know if I'll ever fly again', Elvis announces when he arrives in Nashville.

April 14 1956 RCA Studio's - Nashville, Tennessee

Elvis Presley- RCA's McGavock St Studio - January 10 and 11, April 14, 1956

Whether because of the flight problems or simply because Elvis is fatigued from hid constant touring, the session does not go well. Just one song is recorded in three hours.

I Want You I Need You I Love You G2WB 0271-SP

Immediately after the session Elvis and the band take a bumpy ride to Memphis on the same charted plane.

In the evening Elvis stops by Dewey Phillip's radio show on the mezzanine floor of the Hotel Chisca.