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"Indescribably Blue" is a song written by Darrell Glenn and recorded by Elvis Presley on June 10, 1966.[1] It was released by RCA Records as a single on January 10, 1967, backed with "Fools Fall in Love".[1] The song peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on February 24, 1967.[2]

Jerry Schilling, a member of Presley's entourage, described "Indescribably Blue" as "an intense, emotional, vocally demanding ballad."[3] Biographer Peter Guralnick described the song as "a pretty, somewhat insipid ballad."[4]

Charts

Chart (1967) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 33

References

  1. ^ a b "Indescribably Blue". Elvis The Music.
  2. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History". Billboard.
  3. ^ Schilling, Jerry; Crisafulli, Chris (2006). Me and a Guy Named Elvis: My Lifelong Friendship with Elvis Presley. New York: Gotham Books. p. 146. ISBN 9781592403059.
  4. ^ Guralnick, Peter (2012). Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316206723.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  6. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
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