Single:
Suspicious Minds entered the Australian singles chart* on 27 October 1969 and was a #1 hit. The song was #5 on the Top 100 of 1969.
Songwriter:
Mark James
Producer:
Chips Moman
Record label of Australian release:
RCA Victor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
BONUS CLIP BELOW – live in Hawaii
Wikipedia:
Suspicious Minds was first recorded by American songwriter Mark James. After this recording failed commercially, it was cut by Elvis Presley with producer Chips Moman, becoming a #1 song and one of the most memorable hits of Presley’s career.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_Minds
Songfacts:
This was recorded between 4-7 in the morning, during the landmark Memphis session that helped Elvis reclaim his title of “The King.” This was a big comeback song for Elvis. It was seven years since his last #1 hit.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/elvis-presley/suspicious-minds
Lyrics:
We’re caught in a trap
I can’t walk out
Because I love you too much, baby
Why can’t you see
What you’re doing to me
When you don’t believe a word I say?
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BONUS CLIP
Suspicious Minds, ‘Aloha From Hawaii’ live in Honolulu, 1973
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