RCA 47  7600                        Black Label – Dog On Top

Side A.  A Big Hunk O’Love

Side B.  My Wish Came True

A Big Hunk O'Love was placed number 1 on June 23rd 1959 on the Hot 100 chart and stayed on the chart for fourteen weeks. The Rhythm & Blues chart had this song at the number 10 on August 2nd, it remained on this chart for seven weeks. The Hot 100 placed My Wish Came True at the number 12 on July 7th, it stayed on the chart for eleven weeks, the Rhythm & Blues chart listed this track at the number 15 slot, it stayed on the chart for three weeks.

Number 4 was the position this 45 held in July 1959 in the UK, released on the RCA label, catalogue No. RCA 1136, it has a black label and a triangular centre, and later released with round centers. 

Matrix numbers: J2WW-3254-1S A6 / H2PW-5524-2S A5

Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM on the Gold Standard Series label.

Recording Dates

A Big Hunk O'Love - Recorded 10th June 1958, RCA Studio B, Nashville, TN

My Wish Came True - Recorded 1st February 1958, Radio Recorders Studio 1, Hollywood, CA

Musicians:-

Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell - Guitar,  Bill Black - Bass,  D.J. Fontana - Drums,  Dudley Brooks - Piano,  The Jordanaires – Vocals

Release Date:-

US:- June 23rd 1959

 Chart Position:- July 1959

US:- 1

UK:- 4