Frankie_Violet - The Wonder Of You
Frankie_Violet
Jun 26, 2025 08:21pm
<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elvis_Presley" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Elvis Presley</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> had a No. 1 hit in the UK and a Top 10 hit in the U.S. with his 1970 live version of "The Wonder of You" recorded in </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Vegas,_Nevada" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Las Vegas, Nevada</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> in February 1970 and released on his live album </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Stage_(Elvis_Presley_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong><em>On Stage</em></strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. The song was released as a single on April 20, 1970, </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>backed by</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> the song "</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mama_Liked_the_Roses" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Mama Liked the Roses</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">". In the United States, both songs charted at #9 together during 27 June - 11 July 1970. The song reached #7 in </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Canada</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_of_You#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup><strong>[5]</strong></sup></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> "The Wonder of You" was one of his most successful records in the UK ever, topping the UK Singles Chart for six weeks in the summer of that year. It has sold over 400,000 </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Album-equivalent_unit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>equivalent units</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> in the UK, qualifying the single for a gold sales certification in 2022.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_of_You#cite_note-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup><strong>[6]</strong></sup></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> It also stayed at number one in the </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Irish Singles Chart</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> for three weeks that same year. This was the 59th </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_40" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Top 40</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chart-topper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>hit</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> of his career. Presley's version also reached number 37 on the US </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Country_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Country Singles</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> chart, and number one on the </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>easy listening chart</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_of_You#cite_note-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup><strong>[7]</strong></sup></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">"The Wonder of You" was one of about thirty-five songs Presley would regularly perform at concerts.</strong></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">According to Peterson, "He [Elvis] asked me if I would mind if he recorded 'The Wonder of You.' I said, 'You don't have to ask permission; you're Elvis Presley.' He said, 'Yes, I do. You're Ray Peterson.'"</strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_of_You#cite_note-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><sup><strong>[8]</strong></sup></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">In 2016, a version of the song featuring the </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Philharmonic_Orchestra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong>Royal Philharmonic Orchestra</strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> was released together with other orchestral versions of Elvis songs in the album </strong><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wonder_of_You_(Elvis_Presley_album)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><strong><em>The Wonder of You</em></strong></a><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</strong></p>