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Fame and Fortune (Elvis Presley song)

"Fame and Fortune"
Single by Elvis Presley
A-side "Stuck on You"
B-side "Fame and Fortune"
Released 1960
Format 7" single
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"A Big Hunk o' Love"
(1959)
"Stuck on You" / "Fame and Fortune"
(1960)
"It's Now or Never"
(1960)
"A Big Hunk o' Love"
(1959)
"Stuck on You" /
"Fame and Fortune"
(1960)
"It's Now or Never"
(1960)

"Fame and Fortune" is a 1960 song by Elvis Presley. It was written by Fred Wise (lyrics) and Ben Weisman (music).

Presley recorded it on March 21, 1960 in the RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.

The song was first released on a single as the flipside to "Stuck on You" (RCA 47 7740). It was Presley's first post-army single. "Fame and Fortune" peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of May 5, 1960. while "Stuck on You" spend several weeks at number 1.

In the United States the single "Stuck on You" (backed with "Fame and Fortune") was certified Gold by RIAA for selling in over 1 million copies.

"Fame and Fortune" is a ballad.


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