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I Forgot to Remember to Forget

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(Kesler / Feathers)


Information:

I Forgot to Remember to Forget was written by Stanley Kesler and Charlie Feathers in 1955, and first recorded by Elvis in July of that year at Sun Records. Instrumentaion was provived by Elvis (guitar), Scotty Moore (guitar), Bill Black (bass), and Johnny Bernero (drums). I Forgot to Remember to Forget reached number one for five weeks on Billboard's Country Juke Box chart and number one for two weeks on the Country Best-Seller chart. It remained on the charts for an incredible 39 weeks - the longest of any Elvis single release on any Billboard chart. The sheet music from Hi-Lo Music featured the names of Elvis and Toni Arden as performers. While Elvis was at Sun, it was the only sheet of music to mention him as the performer. Arden's release (RCA 20-6346) did not chart. Elvis frequently sang I Forgot to Remember to Forget on tour in late 1955, including performances on the Louisiana Hayride.

 

I Forgot to remember to Forget was one of the most recorded songs at Sun Records. Almost all of the Sun artists recorded it at one time or another, including co-composer Charlie Feathers. On Feathers's recording, co-composer Stanley Kesler played the fiddle. Perhaps the definitive version was Johnny Cash's 1958 Sun release (Sun 321), which featured Charlie Rich on piano. Jerry Lee Lewis's February 9, 1961, recording of the song featured Hank Garland (guitar), Bob Moore (bass), and Buddy Harman (drums), all three of whom would later play for Elvis.

Lyrics:

I forgot to remember to forget her,
I can't seem to get her off my mind
I thought I'd never miss her, but I found out somehow
I think about her almost all the time


1. The day she went away I made myself a promise that I'd soon forget we ever met
But something sure is wrong 'cause I'm so blue and lonely
I forgot to remember to forget

1. (repeat)

Where it was released
:

Released for the fist time on single »
 

Singles:

- Mystery Train / I Forgot to Remember to Forget (Sun 223) August 1955. Sun 78 RPM and 45 RPM release. »

- Mystery Train / I Forgot to Remember to Forget (RCA 20-6357) November 1955. RCA reissue of the Sun 78 RPM release »

- Mystery Train / I Forgot to Remember to Forget (RCA 47-6357) November 1955. RCA reissue of the Sun 45 RPM release »

- Mystery Train / I Forgot to Remember to Forget (RCA 447-0600) March 1959. Gold standard series reissue »

 

EPs:

- Heartbreak Hotel (1956) »

- No Title (RCA SPD-15) (1956) »

 

LPs/CDs:

- A Date With Elvis (1959) »
- A Date With Elvis (1965) »

- The Sun Sessions (1975) »

– Memories of Elvis (1978) »

- Elvis! His Greatest Hits (1979) »

- The King of Rock’n’Roll – The Complete 50’s Masters (1992)

- Great Country Songs (1996)

- Sun Sessions (1999)

- Sunrise (1999)

- Elvis Rockabilly - Millennium Masters (2000)

- Country Collection (2001) – Time Life

- The Country Side of Elvis (2001)

- 2nd to None (2003)

- Great Country Songs (2003)

- Elvis at Sun (2004)

- Elvis Forever (2004)

- Hitstory (2005)

– A Boy From Tupelo (2012) - FTD » 

– A Date With Elvis (2017) - FTD »

For LP Fans Only (2018) - FTD »

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