Too Much was written by Lee Rosenberg and Bernard Weinman, and first recorded by Bernard Hardison in 1954 (Republic 7111). His version
failed to chart. That same year Judy Thremaine (Coral 61150) had a release of Too Much, as did Frankie Castro (Mercury 70873) in the
summer of 1956, both failing to chart.
According to legend, Lee Rosenberg gave Too Much to Elvis as the singer was boarding a train for Los Angeles, but Rosenberg has denied
the story. Elvis recorded the song on September 2, 1956, at Radio Recorders. Take #12 was selected by RCA for release. Elvis's single
release had a 17-week stay on Billboard's Top 100 chart, peaking at #2 (where it stayed for four weeks). Only Tab Hunter's Young Love
kept Too Much from ascending to the top spot. It reached #3 on the Country Juke Box chart, and sales easily exceeded a million copies.
Elvis sang Too Much on his third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (January 6, 1957).
In late 1957 Dickey Lee's first Sun release, Good Lovin' (Sun 280), closely resembled Too Much.
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