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When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again

Words & Music by Wiley Walker, Gene Sullivan

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When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again

Words & Music by Wiley Walker, Gene Sullivan

Lyrics:

When my blue moon turns to gold again
When my rainbow turns the clouds away
When my blue moon turns to gold again
You'll be back within my arms to stay

When the memories that linger in our hearts
Memories that make my heart cold
However some day they'll live again sweetheart
And my blue moon again will turn to gold

First album:

RCA LPM-1382, 1956, Elvis

First recorded:

Radio Recorders, Hollywood, September 2, 1956

More info:

When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again was written by Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan in 1941 and recorded by them that same year (Columbia 20264). Walker was inspired to write the song while traveling in West Texas with the full moon on his face. As he drove down the highway, daybreak approached. Walker noted the apparent change of color of the moon from a blueish tint to gold. Other popular versions of When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again include those by Zeke Manners and his band, the Singing Lariateers, in 1947 (RCA 20-2130) and by Tex Ritter in 1949 (Capitol 1977).

Elvis recorded When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again on September 2, 1956, at Radio Recorders. Although not released as a single, the song reached #27 on Billboard's Top 100 chart based on the strength of its appearance on the EP Elvis, Volume 1. It had a 15-week stay on the chart. Elvis sang When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again in his third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (January 6, 1957).


Lyrics:	When my blue moon turns to gold again When my rainbow turns the clouds away When my blue moon turns to gold again You'll be back within my arms to stay When the memories that linger in our hearts Memories that make my heart cold However some day they'll live again sweetheart And my blue moon again will turn to gold

First album:	RCA LPM-1382, 1956, Elvis

First recorded:	Radio Recorders, Hollywood, September 2, 1956

More info:		When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again was written by Wiley Walker and Gene Sullivan in 1941 and recorded by them that same year (Columbia 20264). Walker was inspired to write the song while traveling in West Texas with the full moon on his face. As he drove down the highway, daybreak approached. Walker noted the apparent change of color of the moon from a blueish tint to gold. Other popular versions of When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again include those by Zeke Manners and his band, the Singing Lariateers, in 1947 (RCA 20-2130) and by Tex Ritter in 1949 (Capitol 1977). Elvis recorded When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again on September 2, 1956, at Radio Recorders. Although not released as a single, the song reached #27 on Billboard's Top 100 chart based on the strength of its appearance on the EP Elvis, Volume 1. It had a 15-week stay on the chart. Elvis sang When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again in his third appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show (January 6, 1957).