Don't Be Cruel

"Don't Be Cruel" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and written by Otis Blackwell in 1956. It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2004, it was listed #197 in Rolling Stone's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song is currently ranked as the 173th greatest song of all time, as well as the sixth best song of 1956, by Acclaimed Music.

Elvis Presley

Recording

"Don't Be Cruel was the first song that Presley's song publishers, Hill and Range, brought to him to record. Blackwell was more than happy to give up 50% of the royalties and a co-writing credit to Presley to ensure that the "hottest new singer around covered it".

Freddy Bienstock, Elvis' Music Publisher, gave the following explanation for why Elvis received co-writing credit for songs like Don't Be Cruel. "In the early days Elvis would show dissatisfaction with some lines and he would make alterations, so it wasn't just what is known as a 'cut-in'. His name did not appear after the first year. But if Elvis liked the song, the writers would be offered a guarantee of a million records and they would surrender a third of their royalties to Elvis'."

Don't Be Cruel (Bobby Brown song)

"Don't Be Cruel" is a song performed by R&B artist Bobby Brown. Taken from his second and most successful album as its title track, the song was written and produced by the R&B production duo Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid.

Chart performance

"Don't Be Cruel" was Brown's second single to reach the top position of the R&B chart where it remained for two weeks. As a pop crossover, it rose from number 59 to number 49, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, the week of August 13, 1988 but it took two months to finally peak at number eight the week of October 15, 1988. In October 2004, Don't Be Cruel appeared in popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on fictional new jack swing radio station CSR 103.9.

Music video

http://www.vevo.com/watch/bobby-brown/dont-be-cruel/USUV70500400

The music video was filmed in Boston in May 1988.

Charts

References

External links

  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

  • Don't Be Cruel (album)

    Don't Be Cruel is the second album by American R&B singer Bobby Brown. It was released in the United States on June 20, 1988 by MCA Records.

    The album was far more successful than Brown's debut, peaking at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart and spawning 5 Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 singles, including Brown's very first #1, "My Prerogative". It spent a total of six weeks on top of the Billboard 200 and was the best-selling album of 1989 in the United States. The album also reached the Top 5 in the United Kingdom and Australia.

    Don't Be Cruel received extremely positive reviews from music critics. Brown also won his first Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 1990 Grammy Awards for "Every Little Step".

    The album has been certified 7 x Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over 7 million units in the United States.

    Development

    Brown changed producers for this album, and worked extensively with hit-making songwriting/production duo Babyface and L.A. Reid. Alex Henderson of Allmusic writes

    Don't!

    "Don't!" is a song co-written and recorded by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released in January 2005 as the second single from her Greatest Hits album. The song was written by Twain and then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange. The song was also included under the end credits of the 2005 film An Unfinished Life, and in the Brazilian soap opera América.

    Music video

    The music video for "Don't!" was shot in Oaxaca, Mexico at Quinta Real Hotel and Yucca plantation. It was filmed on October 24, 2004 and released January 2, 2005, it was directed by Wayne Isham. The video is available on some of the commercial singles for "Don't!". In 2006, CMT Canada named "Don't!" the eighth sexiest country music video.

    In the video Twain rides a horse through rows of Yucca wearing a red dress, and walks around in the hotel wearing a white dress and corset. Near the end of the video, a tear runs down her face.

    Chart performance

    "Don't!" debuted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart the week of January 29, 2005 at number 44, Twain's fourth highest debut of all time, and highest of the week. The single spent 15 weeks on the chart and climbed to a peak position of number 24 on April 2, 2005, where it remained for one week. "Don't!" became Twain's first single to miss the top 20 since 2000's "Rock This Country!".

    Don't

    Don't may refer to:

    Films

  • Don't (1925 film), a 1925 silent comedy film
  • Don't (1974 film), a 1974 about the Monarch butterfly
  • Don't, a fake trailer from the film Grindhouse (2007)
  • Songs

  • "Don't" (Billy Currington song)
  • "Don't" (Bryson Tiller song)
  • "Don't" (Mila J song) (2015) (where the Roland AX-9 patches "Cosmic Rays" and "Voyager" were heard)
  • "Don't" (Ed Sheeran song)
  • "Don't" (Elvis Presley song)
  • "Don't!", a song by Shania Twain
  • "Don't", by M2M from their album The Big Room
  • Other uses

  • DONT, Disturb Opponents' Notrump - a bridge bidding convention
  • See also

  • Contraction (grammar)
  • Do (verb)
  • All pages beginning with "Don't"
  • Don't ask, don't tell (disambiguation)
  • "Don't Be Cruel", a song by Elvis Presley
  • Don't Be Cruel (album), an album by Bobby Brown
  • "Don't Be Cruel" (Bobby Brown song), the title track from the album
  • Don't Believe (disambiguation)
  • "Don't Believe in Love", a song by Dido
  • "Don't Bother", a song by Shakira
  • "Don't Break My Heart Again", a song by Whitesnake
  • Don't (Elvis Presley song)

    "Don't" is a song performed by Elvis Presley, which was released in 1958. Written and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, it was Presley's eleventh number-one hit in the United States. "Don't" also peaked at number four on the R&B charts.Billboard ranked it as the No. 3 song for 1958.

    The song was included in the musical revue Smokey Joe's Cafe, as a medley with "Love Me".

    Personnel

  • Elvis Presley lead vocals
  • Scotty Moore electric guitar
  • Bill Black double bass
  • D.J. Fontana drums
  • Dudley Brooks piano
  • The Jordanaires backing vocals
  • Thorne Nogar engineer
  • Steve Sholes producer
  • Jerry Leiber songwriter
  • Charts

    References

    External links

  • 47-7150 Don't / I Beg of You Guide part of the The Elvis Presley Record Research Database
  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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    Don't Be Cruel

    by: The Judds

    (Chorus)
    Don't be cruel
    To a heart that's true
    Don't be cruel
    To a heart that's true
    I don't want no other love
    Baby, it's just you I'm thinking of
    Well, you know I can be found
    Sitting home all alone
    If you can't come around
    Well, at least please telephone
    Don't be cruel
    To a heart that's true
    Baby, if I made you mad
    For something I might have said
    Please let's forget the past
    'Cause the future looks bright ahead
    Don't be cruel
    To a heart that's true
    I don't want no other love
    Baby it's just you I'm thinking of
    Well, now don't stop thinking of me
    Don't make me feel this way
    Come on over here and love me
    You know what I want to say
    Don't be cruel
    To a heart that's true
    Why should we be apart?
    I really, really love you, baby, cross my heart
    Well lets walk up to the preacher
    And let us say I do
    And then you'll know you have me
    And I'll know I'll have you too
    Don't be cruel
    To a heart that's true
    I don't want no other love
    Baby it's just you I'm thinking of
    (Repeat Chorus)




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