For the 1970 song of the same name by Cat Stevens, see Tea for the Tillerman.
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"Hard Headed Woman"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album King Creole
B-side
"Don't Ask Me Why"
Released
June 10, 1958
Recorded
January 15, 1958
Studio
Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Genre
Rock and roll
Length
1:54
Label
RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Claude Demetrius
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Wear My Ring Around Your Neck" / "Doncha' Think It's Time" (1958)
"Hard Headed Woman" / "Don't Ask Me Why" (1958)
"One Night" (1958)
Music video
"Hard Headed Woman" (audio) on YouTube
"Hard Headed Woman" is a rock and roll song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Presley's publishing company, in 1958. It is an American 12-bar blues written by African American songwriter Claude Demetrius. It was most notably recorded as a rock and roll song by Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1958 motion picture King Creole, and was included on the record album of the same name. The song was also released as a single in both 78 RPM[1] and 45 RPM formats. In 1958, it went to No. 1 on the Billboard charts and went to No. 2 for two weeks on the R&B chart.[2] Notably, it became the first rock and roll single to earn the RIAA designation of Gold Record.
It was later recorded by Wanda Jackson on the album Live at Town Hall Party 1958. "Hard Headed Woman" was also released as a 45 rpm and received substantial airplay in the late 1950s.[3] The singing on the Jackson version incorporates an extreme use of vocal fry, making it difficult to tell if the singer is male or female.
^"78 Record: Elvis Presley With The Jordanaires - Hard Headed Woman (1958)". 45 Worlds.
^Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942–2004. Record Research. p. 468.
^Jackson – Live At Town Hall Party 1958, last access 11/30/2022
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