The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

~ Recording by Elvis Presley

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face3:40Elvis PresleyAn American TrilogyElvis PresleySingle
  • US1972-04-04
RCA Victor74-0672
1.20The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face3:43Elvis PresleyWalk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70’s MastersElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
  • XE1995-10-10
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)74321 30331 2
4.20The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face3:44Elvis PresleyElvis: The 100 Top Hits CollectionElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)36 429 9, 36 430 7, 36 431 5, 36 432 3, 36 433 1
3.12The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face3:46Elvis PresleyElvis Aaron PresleyElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863 67455-2
1.11The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face3:44Elvis PresleyElvis Ballads, IIElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation)BVCM-31057
1.8The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face3:44Elvis PresleyElvis Presley Sings the Great British SongbookElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2010-05-24
Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88697693242
21.10The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face3:43Elvis PresleyThe Complete Elvis Presley MastersElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
  • US2010-10-19
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697118262
1.20The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face3:44Elvis PresleyWalk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70’s MastersElvis PresleyAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2011-03-28
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), RCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)88697856812
1.20The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face3:44Elvis PresleyWalk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential 70’s MastersElvis PresleyAlbum + CompilationRCA (RCA Records: simple ‘RCA’ or ‘RCA’ with lightning bolt in circle)07863 66670-2

Relationships

bass:Norbert Putnam (on 1971-03-15)
drums (drum set):Jerry Carrigan (US drummer) (on 1971-03-15)
guitar:James Burton (guitarist) (on 1971-03-15)
Chip Young (American session guitarist, bassist, producer in the genre of country) (on 1971-03-15)
harmonica:Charlie McCoy (white blues harmonica player, 1960s-present) (on 1971-03-15)
piano:David Briggs (English organist and composer) (on 1971-03-15)
vocals:Ginger Holladay (American singer-songwriter) (on 1971-03-15)
Mary Holladay (on 1971-03-15)
The Imperials (gospel/CCM group) (on 1971-03-15)
Millie Kirkham (on 1971-03-15)
The Nashville Edition (on 1971-03-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:BMG Music (in 1971)
recorded at:RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1971-03-15)
recording of:The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face (on 1971-03-15: cover)

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

lyricist and composer:Ewan MacColl (folksinger, songwriter, actor)
publisher:Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Essex Music Publishing
Harmony Music Publishing (subsidiary of Viva Entertainment)
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated)
Stormking Music Inc.
Westbury Music Ltd.
later translated versions:Ik leef pas (vanaf je eerste blik)
La prima volta
La Prima Volta (First Time Ever I Saw Your Face)
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