*(1972) RCA ''Don't Think Twice, It's All Right'' (Take 2 Extended Master) Elvis Presley

''Don't Think Twice, It's All Right'' (Informal Jam) APA4-1269) (Take 2 Extended Master) (6:00 PM - 9:00 PM)
Recorded Monday May 17, 1971 at RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Name (Or. No of Instruments) (General)
Elvis Presley - Vocals
James Burton - Guitar
Chip Young - Guitar
Charlie Hodge - Acoustic Guitar
Jerry Carrigan - Drums
Norbert Putnam - Bass
David Briggs - Piano
Charlie McCoy - Harmonica
The Imperials consisting of Jimmie Murray, Terry Blackwood, Greg Gordon, Joe Moscheo,
and Armond Morales - Backup Vocals
Mary Holladay, Ginger Holladay, Millie Kirkham - Backup Vocals
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962 and released the following year on his album ''The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan'' and as the B-side of the single "Blowin' In The Wind". The song was covered by several other artists, including Waylon Jennings in 1964, Emilie-Claire Barlow in her 2010 album ''The Beat Goes On'' and Peter, Paul and Mary, who released it as a single, which reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100.
In addition to its original release, the song has appeared on several of Dylan's greatest hits compilations, including ''Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits Volume II'' (1971), ''The Best Of Bob Dylan'' (1997), and ''The Essential Bob Dylan'' (2000). Another version of the song, recorded as a demo for Dylan's music publisher M. Witmark & Sons in 1963, was included on two releases in Columbia's ''Bootleg Series: Volume 7: No Direction Home: The Soundtrack'' (2005) and ''Volume 9 - The Witmark Demos: 1962-1964'' (2010). In addition, live versions have been released on ''Before The Flood'' (1974; recorded February 14, 1974), as a reggae rock version on ''Bob Dylan At Budokan'' (1978; recorded February 28, 1978), ''The Bootleg Series Voume. 6'': ''Bob Dylan Live 1964'', ''Concert At Philharmonic Hall'' (2004; recorded October 31, 1964), ''Live At The Gaslight 1962 ''(2005; recorded October 15, 1962), and ''Live 1962-1966: Rare Performances From The Copyright Collections'' (2018; recorded April 12, 1963).
In 1963, the popular folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary recorded the song. Dylan's manager Albert Grossman also managed Peter, Paul and Mary and started offering Dylan's songs to other artists to record. "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright" was one of three Dylan songs Peter, Paul and Mary picked up that way for their third album ''In The Wind'', "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Quit Your Lowdown Ways" being the others. Released as a single, it reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on its Easy Listening charts. It was this version that popularized the song. Cash Box described it as "an infectious medium-paced country-styled folk item with a haunting, extremely pretty melody" that seemed destined to replicate the success the trio had with "Blowin' in the Wind". AllMusic critic William Ruhlman described the Peter, Paul and Mary version as an "understated rendition" of the song. Radio personality Bob Leszczak describes this version as being done "in typical fashion".
The Four Seasons released a cover of the song as a single in 1965 (with the title "Don't Think Twice") under the pseudonym the ''Wonder Who?''. Their "joke" version reached number 12 on the Hot 100, and eventually sold one million copies. In 1968, Burl Ives covered the song on his album The Times They Are a-Changin'.
Several Country music artists have also covered this song. In 1965, Johnny Cash recorded a version of this song on his ''Orange Blossom Special'' album. In 1970, Waylon Jennings released his ''Don't Think Twice'' album with this song being the first track on the album. Elvis Presley recorded the song as an in-studio jam with his band in Nashville in May 1971, but it remained unreleased until the 1995 release of the box set ''Walk A Mile In My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters''. In 1971, Jerry Reed released an up-tempo version on his album, ''When You're Hot, You're Hot''. In 1978, Doc & Merle Watson covered this song on their album ''Look Away!''. Dolly Parton covered this song on her 44th Studio album ''Blue Smoke'' in 2014 and has since been a popular Bluegrass song during her concerts. Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard covered this song in their sixth and final recorded collaboration Django and Jimmie in 2016. In 1965 Australian folk/pop outfit The Seekers also recorded a version of "Don't Think Twice" and released it on their album "A World Of Our Own".
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