Way Down

"Way Down" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley. Recorded in October 1976, it was his last single released before his death on August 16, 1977. The song was written by Layng Martine, Jr. and was later covered by Status Quo and Cliffhanger. Elvis recorded the song at his home studio in Graceland in late October, 1976.

Released as a single (with "Pledging My Love" on the B-side) on June 6, 1977, it was his single at the time of his death. It initially peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated August 6, 1977 and had fallen to No. 53 on the chart for the week ending August 27, 1977. Thereafter, it reversed direction and reached an even higher peak at No. 18 on 24 September – 1 October 1977. "Way Down" reached No. 1 on the American Country chart the week he died. Overseas, the song hit the UK Singles Chart a few weeks later, almost seven years after his previous UK number-one single, "The Wonder of You", in 1970. His previous single, "Moody Blue", had been a number-one hit on the US Country Charts earlier in 1977. "Way Down" was reissued in April 2005 and reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

Way Down (album)

Way Down is an album by saxophonist Curtis Amy recorded in early 1962 for the Pacific Jazz label.

Reception

AllMusic rated the album with 3 stars and reviewer David Szatmary calls it: "excellent West Coast bop".

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Amy

  • "Way Down" (Onzy Matthews) - 7:37
  • "Liberia" - 6:44
  • "24 Hour Blues" - 5:20
  • "Liza" - 2:32
  • "A Soulful Bee, A Soulful Rose" - 6:52
  • "All My Life" (Sam H. Stept, Sidney D. Mitchell) - 7:17
  • "Bells and Horns" (Milt Jackson) - 5:34
  • Personnel

  • Curtis Amy - tenor saxophone
  • Marcus Belgrave - trumpet
  • Roy Brewster - valve trombone
  • Ron Ayers - vibraphone
  • John Houston (tracks 3-5), Victor Feldman (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 7) - piano
  • George Morrow - bass
  • Tony Bazley - drums
  • References

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    Way Down

    by: Status Quo

    ( martine )
    Babe, you're getting closer
    The lights are goin' dim
    The sound of your breathin'
    Has made the mood I'm in
    All of my resistance
    Is lying on the floor
    Its taking me to places
    I've never been before
    And I can feel it
    Feel it, feel it, feel it
    Way down where the music plays
    Way down like a tidal wave
    Way down where the fires blaze
    Way down, down, way, way on down
    Ooh, my head is spinnin'
    You got me in your spell
    A hundred magic fingers
    On a whirling carousel
    The medicine within me
    No doctor could prescribe
    Your love is doing something
    That I just can't describe
    And I can feel it
    Feel it, feel it, feel it
    Way down where the music plays
    Way down like a tidal wave
    Way down where the fires blaze
    Way down
    Hold me again
    Tight as you can
    I need you so
    Baby, let's go
    Way down where it feels so good
    Way down where I hoped it would
    Way down where I never could
    Way down
    Way down where the music plays
    Way down like a tidal wave
    Way down where the fires blaze
    Way down, down, down




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