A Big Hunk o' Love
"
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, and it reached number four in the
United Kingdom. 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. The song is included in the 1972 documentary
Elvis On Tour and his 1973 show broadcast via satellite,
Aloha from Hawaii.
