RCA 47  6800                        Black Label – Dog On Top

Side A.  Too Much

Side B.  Playing For Keeps

On January 16th 1957, Too Much was number 2 on the Hot 100 chart and remained on this chart for seventeen weeks, it stayed on the Country chart for fourteen weeks, where it entered at number 5 on January 23rd. The Rhythm & Blues chart had Too Much at the number 7 slot, where it remained for eight weeks. Playing For Keeps was number 24 on the Hot 100 chart on January 23rd it remained on the chart for nine weeks.

This 45 was released in the UK under the His Master's Voice label, catalogue No. Pop 330, but this was different from the US release, Too Much was the A-Side, this entered the chart on May 16th 1957 and peaked at number 6 on the chart, it had a purple label with gold lettering and later pressings with silver lettering.

Matrix numbers: G2WW-4920-2S A1 / G2WW-4928-2S 5 A1

Released in 1957 by RCA Records on 78 RPM
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM on the Gold Standard Series label.

Recording Dates

Too Much - Recorded 2nd September 1956, Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA

Playing For Keeps - Recorded 1st September 1956, Radio Recorders, Hollywood, CA

Musicians:-

Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore - Guitar,   Bill Black - Bass,   D.J. Fontana - Drums,  Gordon Stoker - Piano,   The Jordanaires – Vocals

Release Date:-

US:- January 4th 1957

UK:- April 1957

Chart Position:-

US:- 1

UK:- 27