

RCA 47 7777 Black Label – Dog On Top
Side A. It’s Now Or Never
Side B. A Mess Of Blues
It's Now Or Never entered the Hot 100 chart at number 1 for five weeks and stayed on this chart for twenty weeks, it entered the Country chart on August 14th 1960 at number 7 and it remained on that chart for seven weeks. A Mess Of Blues was listed on the Hot 100 chart at number 32 on July 30th 1960, and remained on the chart for eleven weeks.
It’s Now Or Never was released in the UK in October 1960 and entered the chart on November 9th 1960 it reached the number 1 slot, the B-side of this UK release was Make Me Know It.
Recording Dates
It’s Now Or Never - Recorded April 3rd 1960, RCA Studio B, Nashville, TN
A Mess Of Blues - Recorded March 20th 1960, RCA Studio B, Nashville, TN
Musicians:-
Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore - Guitar, Bob Moore - Bass, Hank Garland - Electric Bass, D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman - Drums, Floyd Cramer – Piano, Boots Randolph – Saxophone, The Jordanaires – Vocals
Release Date:-
US:- July 5th 1960
UK:- October 1960
Chart Position:-
US:- 1
UK:- 1

