ELVIS PRESLEY - Hurt ( 1977 ) New Edit 4K

“Hurt“ is a 1954 song by Jimmie Crane and Al Jacobs. “Hurt“ was originally performed by Roy Hamilton, whose version peaked at number eight on the R&B Best Seller chart and spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. A version by Ricky Denell also received considerable radio airplay in 1954 on pop radio stations. The song is considered to be the signature hit of Timi Yuro, whose version went to number four on the Billboard pop chart in 1961. Juice Newton’s 1985 version scored number one on Billboard’s Country chart. In 1976, Elvis Presley covered the song. Presley’s version reached No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100,while reaching No. 7 on Billboard’s Easy Listening chart No. 6 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, and No. 37 on the UK Singles Chart. Rock critic Greil Marcus described his performance of that song as “apocalyptic“, while fellow reviewer Dave Marsh said of it “If he felt the way he sounded, the wonder isn’t that he had only a
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