West Germany ( Official German Charts) Įuropean Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard) ĭecade-end charts Chart (1960–69) The recording appeared on the 1968 RCA Victor compilation Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4.įinland ( Finnish Singles Chart) īass singer Ray Walker, of the gospel vocal group The Jordanaires (who worked as Presley's backing vocalists for much of his early career), is featured in the song, singing the repeated phrase in a deep voice, in order to represent the devil: 'Oh, yes, you are,' before the song's fade. '(You're the) Devil in Disguise' and its flipside, 'Please Don't Drag That String Around', were recorded for a full-length album that was scheduled for release in 1963, but RCA chose instead to release the album piecemeal on singles and as soundtrack album bonus tracks.

īill Porter engineered the song for the Elvis Presley recording session on May 26, 1963, at RCA Studios in Nashville. In June 1963, when the song was debuted to a British audience on the BBC television show Juke Box Jury, celebrity guest John Lennon voted the song 'a miss' stating on the new song that Elvis Presley was 'like Bing Crosby now'. The song also topped Japan's Utamatic record chart in the fall of 1963. The single was certified 'Gold' by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000 units in the US. 9 on the Billboard Rhythm and Blues singles chart, becoming his last top ten single on the Rhythm and Blues charts.

3 in the US on the Billboard singles chart on August 10, 1963, and No. It was published by Elvis Presley Music in June 1963. ' (You're the) Devil in Disguise' is a 1963 single by Elvis Presley which was written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye. '(You're the) Devil in Disguise' (audio) on YouTube ' One Broken Heart for Sale' / ' They Remind Me Too Much of You' May 26, 1963, RCA Studios, Nashville, Tennessee For other uses, see Devil in Disguise (disambiguation).

Evil In Disguise by Deborah McClatchey