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Elvira (song)
"Elvira" is a song written by Dallas Frazier which became a famous country and pop hit by The Oak Ridge Boys in 1981, now considered one of their signature songs.
==Song history==
Songwriter Dallas Frazier penned "Elvira" in 1966 and included it as the title track of an album he released that year. A number of recording artists, most notably Kenny Rogers and the First Edition, recorded the song through the years, to varying degrees of success.〔(Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Allmusic, review of "Elvira." )〕 Frazier's own version peaked at #72 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1966. The title of the song was inspired not by the name of a woman, but by the name of a street in East Nashville, Tennessee.〔http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=7434 Origin of the song title, as related by Ray Baker, an associate of Dallas Frazier.〕 Rogers' version appeared on the album Something's Burning which reached the top 30 of the Billboard 200.
In 1978, alternative country recording artist Rodney Crowell recorded his cover of "Elvira" (with "Ashes by Now" on the B-side) which became a very minor hit that year. However, Crowell's version did have its fans — most notably The Oak Ridge Boys. In 1980, when the band began planning for their upcoming album ''Fancy Free,'' they decided to cover the song as well.〔
The song's chorus bears a resemblance to the song "Searchin'" written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and recorded famously by the Coasters.
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