The Girl of My Best Friend
~ Recording by Elvis Presley
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:27 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA Victor | LPM 2231 |
| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:27 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | LSP-2231 |
| 1.1 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:25 | Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires | The Girl of My Best Friend / A Mess of Blues (reissue) | Elvis | Single |
| RCA Victor | 26.11 474, PPBO-7074 |
| 1.6 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:26 | Elvis Presley | Ballads | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2264 |
| 1.19 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:22 | Elvis Presley | The All Time Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PD 90100 (2) |
| 1.19 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:22 | Elvis Presley | The All Time Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | CDRCAD (WD) 1185 |
| 5.16 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | The Legend Lives On | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Reader’s Digest | V 86002 |
| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:22 | Elvis Presley | The Gold Collection | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Starlife | ST 5806, ST 5807, ST 5808, ST 5809, ST 5810 |
| 1.10 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:22 | Elvis Presley | From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential 60’s Masters | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 66160-2 |
| 2.16 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:24 | Elvis Presley | The Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Starlite (Swiss label with budget releases) | CDB 1019/3 |
| 1.10 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | The Essential Collection | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 74321 228712 |
| 1.10 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:25 | Elvis Presley | The Essential Collection | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | BM 920 |
| 1.6 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:22 | Elvis Presley | Always on My Mind: The Ultimate Love Songs Collection | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 74321 48984 2 |
| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:27 | Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires | Elvis Is Back! | Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires | Album |
| DCC Compact Classics | GZS-1111 |
| 1.9 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | Forever in Love | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.14 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | Are You Lonesome Tonight? | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation) | DirCD11 |
| 2.6 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:22 | Elvis Presley | Artist of the Century | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 74321 67061 2 |
| 1.5 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! | Elvis Presley | Album |
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| 1.24 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:25 | Elvis Presley | The 50 Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.7 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:25 | Elvis Presley | The 50 Greatest Love Songs | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 68026 2 |
| 2.7 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | The 50 Greatest Love Songs | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 68026-2 |
| 2.16 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | The Ultimate Collection | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 74321 989062 |
| 1.9 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:24 | Elvis Presley | Heart & Soul | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Heritage, RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 65137-2 |
| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:24 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back | Elvis Presley | Album |
| Follow That Dream Records (specializes in Elvis reissues and collectibles) | LSP-2231 |
| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:27 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! | Elvis Presley | Album |
| Speakers Corner | LSP-2231 |
| 3.10 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | Hitstory | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 82876739352 |
| 1.5 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:24 | Elvis Presley | The Classic Years: 1976 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The CDCard Company | C1618 |
| 4.5 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | Original Album Classics | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88697295572 |
| 3.17 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:25 | Elvis Presley | Elvis 75 | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697619482 |
| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | ?:?? | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! | Elvis Presley | Album |
| Analogue Productions, RCA Victor | AAPP-2231, LSP-2231 |
| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:26 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | RCA/LEGACY 88697 76233 2 |
| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:26 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! (Legacy edition of Elvis Is Back! and Something for Everybody) | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | RCA/LEGACY 88697 85300 2 |
| 3.15 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | Original Album Classics (Elvis' Gold(en) Records 5 CD compilation) | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697928882 |
| 2.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:25 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! | Elvis Presley | Album | Analogue Productions | CAPP 2231 SA | |
| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:25 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! | Elvis Presley | Album | Analogue Productions | CAPP 2231 SA | |
| 2.5 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | 20 Original Albums | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88725444462 |
| 5.8 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | Elvis The Very Best Of | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Wagram Music (imprint/distributor) | 1390141 |
| 1.24 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:24 | Elvis Presley | The 50 Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | [none] |
| 10.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:26 | Elvis Presley | The Album Collection | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 88875114562 |
| 1.24 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:25 | Elvis Presley | The 50 Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | |
| 2.6 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:22 | Elvis Presley | Artist of the Century | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | 07863 67732 2 |
| 1.6 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:26 | Elvis Presley | Classic Love Ballads | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:24 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! | Elvis Presley | Album |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | LSP-2231 |
| 1.3 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:27 | Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! | Elvis Presley | Album | Hallmark Records (Pickwick UK imprint, unrelated to the US Hallmark greeting card label) | 710092 | |
| 1.15 | The Girl of My Best Friend | 2:23 | Elvis Presley | Elvis’ Golden Records, Volume 3 | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.19 | The Girl of My Best Friend | ?:?? | Elvis Presley | The All Time Greatest Hits | Elvis Presley | Album + Compilation |
| RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle) | PK 90100‐2 |
Relationships
| recording engineer: | Bill Porter (engineer) (on 1960-04-04) |
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| producer: | Chet Atkins Steve Sholes |
| vocals: | The Jordanaires (on 1960-04-04) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | BMG Music (in 1960) RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1960) |
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| recorded at: | RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1960-04-04) |
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| mixed at: | RCA Victor Studios (Nashville) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States |
| recording of: | The Girl of My Best Friend (on 1960-04-04: cover) |
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Related works
The Girl of My Best Friend
| writer: | Sam Bobrick Ross Butler |
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| publisher: | Carlin Music Corporation Chrysalis Songs Elvis Presley Music R&H Music |
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