"Always on My Mind" is a 1971 ballad written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, and Mark James and first released by Brenda Lee for her studio album Brenda and before that as a single released in June 1972. So: Recorded first by Brenda Lee September 22, 1971, but first released by Gwen McCrae (as "You Were Always on My Mind") in March 28, 1972.
Elvis Presley version
Elvis Presley recorded his own version of Always on My Mind (March 29 1972) following his separation from Priscilla. It was released as an A-side to his single Separate Ways October 31, 1972 and went to number 9 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, number 17 in the Netherlands. It also went to number 4 on the Canadian country single charts and number 16 on the Billboard Hot Country charts. It went on to be covered by Willie Nelson in 1982 and Pet Shop Boys in 1987.
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| 1954 |
- "That's All Right" / "Blue Moon of Kentucky"
- "Good Rockin' Tonight" / "I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine"
- "Milkcow Blues Boogie" / "You're a Heartbreaker"
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| 1955 | |
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| 1956 |
- "Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One"
- "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" / "My Baby Left Me"
- "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog"
- "Blue Suede Shoes" / "Tutti Frutti"
- "Money Honey"
- "I Got a Woman"
- "Tryin' to Get to You"
- "Blue Moon"
- "I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')" / "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (Over You)"
- "Shake, Rattle and Roll" / "Lawdy Miss Clawdy"
- "Love Me Tender" / "Any Way You Want Me"
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| 1957 |
- "Too Much" / "Playing for Keeps"
- "All Shook Up" / "That's When Your Heartaches Begin"
- "Peace in the Valley"
- "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" / "Loving You"
- "Paralyzed" (UK)
- "Jailhouse Rock" / "Treat Me Nice"
- "Party" / "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" (UK)
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| 1958 |
- "Don't" / "I Beg of You"
- "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" / "Doncha' Think It's Time"
- "Hard Headed Woman" / "Don't Ask Me Why"
- "King Creole" (UK)
- "One Night" / "I Got Stung"
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| 1959 |
- "I Need Your Love Tonight" / "A Fool Such as I"
- "A Big Hunk o' Love" / "My Wish Came True"
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| 1960 |
- "Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune"
- "It's Now or Never" / "A Mess of Blues"
- "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" / "I Gotta Know"
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| 1961 | |
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| 1962 |
- "Good Luck Charm" / "Anything That's Part of You"
- "She's Not You" / "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello"
- "King of the Whole Wide World"
- "Return to Sender" / "Where Do You Come From"
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| 1963 |
- "One Broken Heart for Sale" / "They Remind Me Too Much of You"
- "(You're the) Devil in Disguise"
- "Bossa Nova Baby" / "Witchcraft"
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| 1964 |
- "Kissin' Cousins" / "It Hurts Me"
- "Kiss Me Quick" / "Suspicion"
- "Viva Las Vegas" / "What'd I Say"
- "Such a Night" / "Never Ending"
- "Ask Me" / "Ain't That Loving You Baby"
- "Blue Christmas"
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| 1965 |
- "Do the Clam" / "You'll Be Gone"
- "Crying in the Chapel
- "(Such an) Easy Question" / "It Feels So Right"
- "I'm Yours" / "(It's a) Long Lonely Highway"
- "Puppet on a String" / "Wooden Heart"
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| 1966 |
- "Tell Me Why" / "Blue River"
- "Frankie and Johnny" / "Please Don't Stop Loving Me"
- "Love Letters"
- "Spinout" / "All That I Am"
- "If Every Day Was Like Christmas"
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| 1967 |
- "Indescribably Blue" / "Fools Fall in Love"
- "You Gotta Stop" / "The Love Machine" (UK)
- "Long Legged Girl (With the Short Dress On)" / "That's Someone You Never Forget"
- "There's Always Me" / "Judy"
- "Big Boss Man" / "You Don't Know Me"
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| 1968 |
- "Guitar Man"
- "U.S. Male" / "Stay Away"
- "We Call on Him" / "You'll Never Walk Alone"
- "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby" / "Let Yourself Go"
- "Almost in Love" / "A Little Less Conversation"
- "If I Can Dream" / "Edge of Reality"
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| 1969 |
- "Memories" / "Charro"
- "How Great Thou Art"
- "In the Ghetto" / "Any Day Now"
- "Clean Up Your Own Backyard"
- "Suspicious Minds" / "You'll Think of Me"
- "Don't Cry Daddy"
- "Rubberneckin'"
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| 1970 |
- "Kentucky Rain"
- "The Wonder of You" / "Mama Liked the Roses"
- "I've Lost You" / "The Next Step Is Love"
- "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" / "Patch It Up"
- "I Really Don't Want to Know" / "There Goes My Everything"
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| 1971 |
- "Rags to Riches"
- "Life" / "Only Believe"
- "I'm Leavin'"
- "It's Only Love" / "The Sound of Your Cry"
- "Merry Christmas Baby" / "O Come All Ye Faithful"
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| 1972 | |
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| 1973 |
- "Steamroller Blues" / "Fool"
- "Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake"
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| 1974 |
- "Take Good Care of Her" / "I've Got a Thing About You, Baby"
- "If You Talk in Your Sleep" / "Help Me"
- "Promised Land" / "It's Midnight"
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| 1975 |
- "My Boy" / "Thinking About You"
- "T-R-O-U-B-L-E"
- "Bringing It Back" / "Pieces of My Life"
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| 1976 |
- "For the Heart" / "Hurt"
- "Moody Blue" / "She Thinks I Still Care"
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| 1978 | |
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Posthumous singles |
- "Puppet on a String" / "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" (1978)
- "Are You Sincere" / "Solitaire"
- "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)" / "I Got a Feelin' in My Body"
- "Guitar Man"
- "Loving Arms" / You Asked Me To"
- "You'll Never Walk Alone / "There Goes My Everything" (1982)
- "The Elvis Medley"
- "I Was the One" / "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" (1983)
- "Heartbreak Hotel" (1996)
- "Blue Christmas" (1998)
- "A Little Less Conversation" (JXL remix)
- "Rubberneckin'" (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
- "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (with Carrie Underwood) (2008)
- "Blue Christmas" (with Martina McBride) (2008)
- "I Got a Feelin' in My Body" (Tommie Sunshine & Wuki Remix)
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Discography |
| Albums |
- Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang!
- Brenda Lee
- This Is...Brenda
- Emotions
- All the Way
- Sincerely, Brenda Lee
- Brenda, That's All
- All Alone Am I
- ..."Let Me Sing"
- Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee
- Brenda
- New Sunrise
- Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends
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| Other albums | |
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| Singles |
- "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
- "One Step at a Time"
- "Let's Jump the Broomstick"
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
- "Sweet Nothin's"
- "That's All You Gotta Do"
- "I'm Sorry"
- "I Want to Be Wanted"
- "Emotions"
- "You Can Depend on Me"
- "Dum Dum"
- "Fool #1
- "Break It to Me Gently"
- "Speak to Me Pretty"
- "Everybody Loves Me But You"
- "Here Comes That Feeling"
- "Heart in Hand"
- "It Started All Over Again"
- "All Alone Am I"
- "Your Used to Be"
- "She'll Never Know"
- "Losing You"
- "I Wonder"
- "My Whole World Is Falling Down"
- "The Grass Is Greener"
- "As Usual"
- "Think"
- "Alone with You"
- "When You Loved Me"
- "Truly, Truly True"
- "Is It True"
- "Jingle Bell Rock"
- "Too Many Rivers"
- "No One"
- "Rusty Bells"
- "Coming On Strong"
- "Ride, Ride, Ride"
- "Johnny One Time"
- "Let It Be Me"
- "Always on My Mind"
- "Sunday Sunrise"
- "Wrong Ideas"
- "Big Four Poster Bed"
- "Rock on Baby"
- "He's My Rock"
- "Tell Me What It's Like"
- "The Cowgirl and the Dandy"
- "Broken Trust"
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| 1950s |
- "No Place for Me"
- "Man With the Blues" / "The Storm Has Just Begun"
- "What a Way to Live"
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| 1960s |
- "Nite Life"
- "The Part Where I Cry" / "Mr. Record Man"
- "Willingly"
- "Touch Me"
- "Wake Me When It's Over"
- "Half a Man" / "The Last Letter"
- "Am I Blue"
- "I Never Cared For You"
- "Pretty Paper"
- "San Antonio Rose"
- "I Love You Because"
- "The Party's Over"
- "Blackjack County Chain"
- "Johnny One Time"
- "Bring Me Sunshine"
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| 1970s | |
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| 1980s |
- "Help Me Make It Through the Night"
- "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys"
- "Midnight Rider"
- "On the Road Again"
- "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground"
- "Mona Lisa"
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"
- "Always on My Mind"
- "Let It Be Me"
- "Last Thing I Needed First Thing This Morning"
- "Little Old Fashioned Karma"
- "Why Do I Have to Choose"
- "Take It to the Limit"
- "Without a Song"
- "City of New Orleans"
- "Forgiving You Was Easy"
- "Living in the Promiseland"
- "Heart of Gold"
- "Spanish Eyes" (with Julio Iglesias)
- "Twilight Time"
- "Nothing I Can Do About It Now"
- "There You Are"
- "Mr. Record Man"
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| 1990s |
- "Ain't Necessarily So"
- "Graceland"
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| 2000s | |
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| 2010s |
- "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die"
- "Just Breathe"
- "Grandma's Hands" (with Mavis Staples)
- "The Wall"
- "It's All Going to Pot"
- "Summer Wind"
- "Vote 'Em Out"
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