RCA 47  6604                        Black Label – Dog On Top

Side A.  Don’t Be Cruel

Side B.  Hound Dog

Hound Dog was on the Hot 100 chart on July 25th 1956, at the number 2 slot, it remained on the chart for twenty eight weeks, it entered the Country chart on the same day at the number 1 position and remained for twenty nine weeks. The Rhythm & Blues chart listed Hound Dog at number 1 on August 8th, it stayed on this chart for eight weeks. Don't Be Cruel was number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart on August 8th 1956 and stayed on this chart for twenty seven weeks and was number 1 for seven of these weeks. The Country chart had this song at number 1 on July 25th, it remained on the chart for twenty nine weeks. The number 1 position for this song on the Rhythm  Blues chart on August 8th where it would stay for eight weeks, one week at number 1.

September 27th 1956 was the date this single entered the UK chart, it reached number 2 on the chart, released on the His Master's Voice, with gold or silver lettering on a purple label, catalogue No. POP 249

Matrix numbers: G2WW-5935-2S A1 / G2WW-5936-1S A1

Released in 1956 by RCA Records on 78 RPM
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM on the Gold Standard Series label.

Recording Dates

 Don’t Be Cruel - Recorded July 2nd 1956, RCA Studios, New York

Hound Dog - Recorded July 2nd 1956, RCA Studios, New York

Musicians:-

Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, Chet Atkins - Guitar,   Bill Black - Bass,   D.J. Fontana - Drums,

Shorty Long - Piano   Gordon Stoker - Piano (Hound Dog),   The Jordanaires – Vocals

Release Date:-

US:- July 13th 1956

UK:- September 1956

 Chart Position:-

US:- 1/2

UK:- 2