A Mess of Blues
| "A Mess of Blues" | ||||
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| A-side | "It's Now or Never" (US) | |||
| B-side | "The Girl of My Best Friend" (international) | |||
| Released | July 5, 1960 | |||
| Recorded | March 20, 1960 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 2:40 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman | |||
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"A Mess of Blues" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley for RCA Records in 1960, and written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Although released as the B-side to "It's Now or Never", "A Mess of Blues" reached number 32 in the U.S. It reached number 2 in the UK as an A-side.
The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc.
The recording appeared on the 1968 RCA Victor compilation Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4.