All Shook Up

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Written by: Otis Blackwell, Presley
Produced by: Steve Sholes
Released: March '57 on RCA
Charts: 30 weeks
Top spot: No. 1

Blackwell's friend songwriter Al Stanton walked into his office one day shaking a bottle of Pepsi and challenged Blackwell to write a song called "All Shook Up." Presley fell in love with the tune the first time he heard it and gave it the same freewheeling charm he had brought to Blackwell's "Don't Be Cruel," even reprising the guitar-back-slapping trick he'd used on that track. It worked: The song went on to sell 2 million copies.

Appears on: Elvis 30 #1 Hits (RCA)

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