PRodrigue - There's Always Me (Philharmonic Orch)

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PRodrigue

May 26, 2025 03:31pm

<p>"<strong>There's Always Me</strong>" is a 1961 song by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elvis Presley</a>&nbsp;originally on the album&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_for_Everybody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Something for Everybody</em></a>. The song was also released as a single in 1967.</p><p>Background<span style="color: var(--color-subtle,#54595d);">[</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=There%27s_Always_Me&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">edit</a><span style="color: var(--color-subtle,#54595d);">]</span></p><p>The song was included on an&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elvis Presley</a>&nbsp;recording session held March 12, 1961. "There's Always Me" is a&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentimental_ballad" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ballad</a>&nbsp;featured on the studio album&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Something_for_Everybody" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Something for Everybody</em></a>&nbsp;released on May 19, 1961. The backing vocals were by&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jordanaires" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Jordanaires</a>.</p><p>The song was published by Elvis Presley's publishing company, Gladys Music, Inc. The writer was pianist and songwriter&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Robertson_(songwriter)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Don Robertson</a>. Presley was enthusiastic whilst recording it, relishing the challenge of the tenor ending.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There%27s_Always_Me#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><sup>[1]</sup></a>&nbsp;Robertson recalled the conversation: "Just before the recording reached the end, he said to me: 'Listen to this ending'. He was very proud of his semi-operatic delivery of the title line at the end, as well he should have been."</p><p>The song was recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.</p>