Wear My Ring Around Your Neck

Words & Music by Bert Caroll / Russell Moody

Won't you wear my ring around your neck
To tell the world I'm yours, by heck
Let them see your love for me
And let them see by the ring around your neck

Won't you wear my ring around your neck
To tell the world I'm yours, by heck
Let them know I love you so
And let them no by the ring around your neck

They say that goin' steady is not the proper thing
They say that we're too young to know the meaning of a ring
I only know that I love you and that you love me too
So, darling, please do what I ask of you

Won't you wear my ring around your neck
To tell the world I'm yours, by heck
Let them see your love for me
And let them see by the ring around your neck

Let them know I love you so
And let them know by the ring around your neck

Recorded: 1958/02/01, first released on single

February 1, 1958 Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California

Elvis begins his last scheduled recording session prior to induction

Elvis works from 10.00am to 7.00pm but gets nowhere with 'My Wish Came True' then spend forty-eight takes on 'Doncha Think It's Time' trying to get a satisfactory take. Dissatisfied with that he then tried Hank William's classic 'Your Cheatin' Heart' but again he is not satisfied with the result. The last song of the day is 'Wear My Ring Around Your Neck', but Elvis struggles to cut what is intended to be the A side of his next single.

My Wish Came True (Remake) J2WB 0178-NM
Doncha' Think It's Time J2WB 0179-SP
Your Cheatin' Heart J2WB 0180-10
Wear My Ring Around Your Neck J2WB 0181-22

Sophia Loren and Elvis met each other once - in February of 1958 at Paramount Studios while Elvis was filming King Creole. Sophia flipped over Elvis!

February 11, 1958 Radio Recorders, Hollywood, California

Elvis records soundtrack material on Paramount's sound stage. he re-records 'Steadfast, Loyal and True' and works on the Ben Weisman song 'Danny' which remains under consideration for the film's title song.

Danny WPKM 8123-10
Steadfast, Loyal And True (Solo) J2PB 4226-NA

Nashville Sessions

June 10, Elvis managed to squeeze in a quick Nashville recording session.

His last session until the spring of 1960 after his discharge from active duty.

June 10, 1958 RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee

I Need Your Love Tonight J2WB 3253-18
A Big Hunk O' Love J2WB 3254-SP
Ain't That Loving You Baby J2WB 3255-04
Ain't That Loving You Baby (Fast Version) PPA5 2672-SP
(Now And Then There's A) Fool Such As I J2WB 3256-09

June 11, 1958 RCA Studio B - Nashville, Tennessee

I Got Stung J2WB 3257-24

At this session, one of his best, Elvis recorded 'I Need Your Love Tonight', 'A Big Hunk O' Love', 'Ain't That Loving You Baby', 'Ain't That Loving You Baby' (Fast Version), '(Now And Then There's A) Fool Such As I' and 'I Got Stung'. All except 'Ain't That Loving You Baby' were released in 1958 / 1959 with great success.

'Wear My Ring Around Your Neck' #3 / 'Doncha' Think It's Time' #21 April '58
'One Night' #4 / 'I Got Stung' #8 October '58
'(Now And Then There's A) Fool Such As I' #2 / 'I Need Your Love Tonight' #4 March '59
'A Big Hunk O' Love' #1 / 'My Wish Came True' #12 June '59

('My Wish Came True' was from the September '57 sessions.)

July 2, 'King Creole' opens in theaters nationwide.