U.S. Male

1967 song by Jerry Reed

"U.S Male"

Single by Elvis Presley

B-side

"Stay Away"

Released

February 27, 1968

Recorded

January 16, 1968

Studio

RCA Studio B, Nashville

Genre

Rock and roll^[1]

Label

RCA

Songwriter(s)

Jerry Reed Hubbard

Producer(s)

Felton Jarvis

Elvis Presley singles chronology

"Guitar Man"
(1968)

"U.S Male" / "Stay Away"
(1968)

"We Call on Him" / "You'll Never Walk Alone"
(1968)

"U.S. Male" is a song by Jerry Reed, recorded for his 1967 debut album The Unbelievable Guitar and Voice of Jerry Reed.^[2]

Elvis Presley cover

A year after Jerry Reed's recording, "U.S. Male" was covered by Elvis Presley. It reached number 28 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 during the spring of 1968.^[3] The song was recorded in January 1968 and followed the kind of country-influenced rock and roll sound Presley had already recorded in September 1967 with songs like "Big Boss Man" and "Guitar Man".^[4] Presley recorded these three songs accompanied by Reed on lead guitar. It paved the way for Presley's famous '68 Comeback Special, filmed in June 1968 and broadcast on NBC on December 3, 1968.

Accolades

Dave Marsh included the song in his collection, The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made^[5] as song #655.

References

^ "Elvis Presley Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
^ "Jerry Reed – the Unbelievable Guitar & Voice of (1967, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1967.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
^ "Elvis Presley Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic.
^ Marsh, Dave (1999). The Heart of Rock & Soul: The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made. Da Capo Press. ISBN 9780306809019. OCLC 40200194.

Elvis Presley singles

1954	"That's All Right" / "Blue Moon of Kentucky" "Good Rockin' Tonight" / "I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine" "Milkcow Blues Boogie" / "You're a Heartbreaker"
1955	"I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" / "Baby Let's Play House" "I Forgot to Remember to Forget" / "Mystery Train"
1956	"Heartbreak Hotel" / "I Was the One" "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" / "My Baby Left Me" "Don't Be Cruel" / "Hound Dog" "Blue Suede Shoes" / "Tutti Frutti" "Money Honey" "I Got a Woman" "Tryin' to Get to You" "Blue Moon" "I'll Never Let You Go (Little Darlin')" / "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Cry (over You)" "Shake, Rattle and Roll" / "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" "Love Me Tender" / "Any Way You Want Me"
1957	"Too Much" / "Playing for Keeps" "All Shook Up" / "That's When Your Heartaches Begin" "Peace in the Valley" "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" / "Loving You" "Paralyzed" (UK) "Jailhouse Rock" / "Treat Me Nice" "Party" / "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!" (UK)
1958	"Don't" / "I Beg of You" "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" / "Doncha' Think It's Time" "Hard Headed Woman" / "Don't Ask Me Why" "King Creole" (UK) "One Night" / "I Got Stung"
1959	"I Need Your Love Tonight" / "A Fool Such as I" "A Big Hunk o' Love" / "My Wish Came True"

1960	"Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune" "It's Now or Never" / "A Mess of Blues" "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" / "I Gotta Know"
1961	"Surrender" / "Lonely Man" "I Feel So Bad" / "Wild in the Country" "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" / "Little Sister" "Can't Help Falling in Love" / "Rock-A-Hula Baby"
1962	"Good Luck Charm" / "Anything That's Part of You" "She's Not You" / "Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" "King of the Whole Wide World" "Return to Sender" / "Where Do You Come From"
1963	"One Broken Heart for Sale" / "They Remind Me Too Much of You" "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" "Bossa Nova Baby" / "Witchcraft"
1964	"Kissin' Cousins" / "It Hurts Me" "Kiss Me Quick" / "Suspicion" "Viva Las Vegas" / "What'd I Say" "Such a Night" / "Never Ending" "Ask Me" / "Ain't That Loving You Baby" "Blue Christmas"
1965	"Do the Clam" / "You'll Be Gone" "Crying in the Chapel "(Such an) Easy Question" / "It Feels So Right" "I'm Yours" / "(It's a) Long Lonely Highway" "Puppet on a String" / "Wooden Heart"
1966	"Tell Me Why" / "Blue River" "Frankie and Johnny" / "Please Don't Stop Loving Me" "Love Letters" "Spinout" / "All That I Am" "If Every Day Was Like Christmas"
1967	"Indescribably Blue" / "Fools Fall in Love" "You Gotta Stop" / "The Love Machine" (UK) "Long Legged Girl (with the Short Dress On)" / "That's Someone You Never Forget" "There's Always Me" / "Judy" "Big Boss Man" / "You Don't Know Me"
1968	"Guitar Man" "U.S. Male" / "Stay Away" "We Call on Him" / "You'll Never Walk Alone" "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet, Baby" / "Let Yourself Go" "Almost in Love" / "A Little Less Conversation" "If I Can Dream" / "Edge of Reality"
1969	"Memories" / "Charro" "How Great Thou Art" "In the Ghetto" / "Any Day Now" "Clean Up Your Own Backyard" "Suspicious Minds" / "You'll Think of Me" "Don't Cry Daddy" "Rubberneckin'"

1970	"Kentucky Rain" "The Wonder of You" / "Mama Liked the Roses" "I've Lost You" / "The Next Step Is Love" "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" / "Patch It Up" "I Really Don't Want to Know" / "There Goes My Everything"
1971	"Rags to Riches" "Life" / "Only Believe" "I'm Leavin'" "It's Only Love" / "The Sound of Your Cry" "Merry Christmas Baby" / "O Come All Ye Faithful"
1972	"Until It's Time for You to Go" / "We Can Make the Morning" "He Touched Me" / "Bosom of Abraham" "An American Trilogy" / "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" "Burning Love" / "It's a Matter of Time" "Separate Ways" / "Always on My Mind"
1973	"Steamroller Blues" / "Fool" "Raised on Rock" / "For Ol' Times Sake"
1974	"Take Good Care of Her" / "I've Got a Thing About You, Baby" "If You Talk in Your Sleep" / "Help Me" "Promised Land" / "It's Midnight"
1975	"My Boy" / "Thinking About You" "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" "Bringing It Back" / "Pieces of My Life"
1976	"For the Heart" / "Hurt" "Moody Blue" / "She Thinks I Still Care"
1977	"Way Down" / "Pledging My Love" "My Way" / "America the Beautiful"
1978	"Unchained Melody" / "Softly as I Leave You"

Posthumous singles	"Puppet on a String" / "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" (1978) "Are You Sincere" / "Solitaire" "There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)" / "I Got a Feelin' in My Body" "Guitar Man" "Loving Arms" / You Asked Me To" "You'll Never Walk Alone / "There Goes My Everything" (1982) "The Elvis Medley" "I Was the One" / "Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" (1983) "Heartbreak Hotel" (1996) "Blue Christmas" (1998) "A Little Less Conversation" (JXL remix) "Rubberneckin'" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) "In the Ghetto" (with Lisa Marie Presley) "Baby Let's Play House" (Spankox Re:Version) "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (with Carrie Underwood) (2008) "Blue Christmas" (with Martina McBride) (2008) "Pocketful of Rainbows" (Spankox Remix) "I Love You Because" (with Lisa Marie Presley) "O Come, All Ye Faithful" (with Susan Boyle) "I Got a Feelin' in My Body" (Tommie Sunshine & Wuki Remix)

Posthumous
singles