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"A Big Hunk o' Love"
#1 weeks: 2
weeks: 1959-08-10, 1959-08-17
genre: rock and roll
artist: Elvis Presley
album: 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong
writers: Aaron Schroeder and Sidney Wyche
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lengths: 2:12

"A Big Hunk o' Love", a song sung by Elvis Presley, was recorded on June 10, 1958 in RCA's Nashville, Tennessee studio, while Presley was on leave from the U.S. Army. It was released as a single A-side on June 23, 1959. Its B-side was "My Wish Came True". It was Presley's twelfth number-one hit (his last of the 1950s), and it reached number four in the United Kingdom. "A Big Hunk o' Love" peaked at number ten on the R&B charts . The song was recorded in four takes, the released version is actually spliced from takes three and four.

The song was revived by Presley in 1972 during his engagements at the Las Vegas Hilton in February 1972 and was used in his live shows until mid 1973. It was performed live for the last time on January 26, 1974. The song is included in the 1972 documentary Elvis On Tourand his 1973 show broadcast via satellite, Aloha from Hawaii. During this time period, it was played by the Elvis' TCB Band, and featured Glen D. Hardin and James Burton.