Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Conway Twitty.
That was his original 1958 recording, which would reach #1 on the US Country AND Pop Charts. He would never make the top 20 on the pop charts again, but would go on to post more than 30 #1s on the country charts through the late 1980.... and made some big hits into the 1990s, right until his death in 1993.
By the way, if the sound seems Elvis-influenced, it's because The Jordanaires provided background vocals. It's also in a rockabilly style, which served Twitty well throughout his career.
Co-written by Jack Nance and Twitty, this song by the Arkansas native would remain his signature song throughout his career. In fact, here he is performing the song in 1990.... a full 32 years after its initial hit run.
Here he is in 1969 performing it. By the way, his performances are pretty consistent, no? His voice was huge right until the end AND throughout his life.
He also had a lot of humility about his biggest hit song, and frequently collaborated on covers of it (which ended up being hits in their own right), such as this mid-80's collaboration with Canadian country star Carroll Baker.
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