Song · Elvis Presley
“In The Ghetto” by Elvis Presley
From the album From Elvis in Memphis (1969)
“In The Ghetto” by Elvis Presley appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2001 and 2020. It was first released in 1969 on the album From Elvis in Memphis. Its best result is #1123 on the WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,751 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"In the Ghetto" came out of the sessions for From Elvis in Memphis, the 1969 album that brought Elvis Presley roaring back, and it went out as a single too, with "Any Day Now" on the flip. Mac Davis wrote it, first under the title "The Vicious Circle", and Presley cut it at American Sound Studio in Memphis, in his first real creative session since the 1968 Elvis comeback special; "Suspicious Minds" and "Kentucky Rain" came out of the same run.
Chips Moman and Felton Jarvis produced, with Presley and Reggie Young on guitar, Bobby Wood on piano, Bobby Emmons on organ, Gene Chrisman on drums, John Hughey on steel guitar, a full horn section and eight more voices on the credits. It gave him his first American top 10 hit in four years.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1452 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2020 | 1123 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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