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Too Much

Words & Music by Lee Rosenberg, Bernard Weinman

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Too Much

Words & Music by Lee Rosenberg, Bernard Weinman

Lyrics:

Honey, I love you too much
Need your lovin' too much
Want the thrill of your touch
Gee, I can't hold you too much
You do all the livin'
While I do all the givin'
Cause I love you too much

You spend all my money too much
Have to share you honey, too much
When I want some lovin', you're gone
Don't you know you're treatin' me wrong
Now you got me started
Don't you leave me broken hearted
Cause I love you too much

Ev'ry time I kiss your sweet lips
I can feel my heart go flip flip
I'm such a fool for your charms
Like to hear you sighin'
Even though I know you're lyin'
Cause I love you too much

Need your lovin' all the time
Need you huggin', please be mine
Need you near me, stay real close
Please, please, hear me, you're the most
Now you got me started
Don't you leave me broken hearted
Cause I love you too much

First album:

RCA 20-6800, 1957, Too Much / Playing For Keeps (78)

First recorded:

Radio Recorders, West-Hollywood, September 1, 1956

More info:

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.


Lyrics:	Honey, I love you too much Need your lovin' too much Want the thrill of your touch Gee, I can't hold you too much You do all the livin' While I do all the givin' Cause I love you too much You spend all my money too much Have to share you honey, too much When I want some lovin', you're gone Don't you know you're treatin' me wrong Now you got me started Don't you leave me broken hearted Cause I love you too much Ev'ry time I kiss your sweet lips I can feel my heart go flip flip I'm such a fool for your charms Like to hear you sighin' Even though I know you're lyin' Cause I love you too much Need your lovin' all the time Need you huggin', please be mine Need you near me, stay real close Please, please, hear me, you're the most Now you got me started Don't you leave me broken hearted Cause I love you too much

First album:	RCA 20-6800, 1957, Too Much / Playing For Keeps (78)

First recorded:	Radio Recorders, West-Hollywood, September 1, 1956

More info:		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.