Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?

For the 1989 song written by Van Morrison, see Have I Told You Lately.

"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" is a popular song written by Scotty Wiseman and published in 1945.[1] It was the greatest hit of Wiseman and his wife and one of the first country music songs to attract major attention in the pop music field.

Lulu Belle and Scotty version

"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?"
Single by Lulu Belle and Scotty
B-side "In the Heart of a Fool"
Released 1956
Format 7"
Recorded 1956
Genre Country
Label Mercury
Writer(s) Scotty Wiseman

Lulu Belle and Scotty released their version in 1956 on a Mercury Records 45 rpm single.

Elvis Presley version

The earliest and easily most prominent recording of "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" in the early rock era was by Elvis Presley. According to the book of the CD-boxset "Elvis - The Complete 50's Masters", Presley recorded it on January 19, 1957, at RCA's Radio Recorders in Hollywood for his Loving You album. Session musicians for the song included Presley himself on rhythm guitar, his usual lead guitarist Scotty Moore, with Bill Black on bass, D.J. Fontana on drums, piano by Dudley Brooks, organ by Hoyt Hawkins, and background vocals were of course The Jordanaires. When the song was included on the Loving You album release in July 1957, it immediately prompted both Ricky Nelson and Eddie Cochran to record cover versions of the song. Nelson's was the "B" side of a hit single ("Be-Bop Baby", released in September), while Cochran's was an album cut (released in November). The impact of the Elvis version was felt across the Atlantic.

Eddie Cochran version

"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You"
Song by Eddie Cochran from the album Singin' to My Baby
Released November 1957
Recorded August 1957
Genre Country
Length 2:32
Label Liberty
Writer Scotty Wiseman
Producer Simon Jackson
Singin' to My Baby track listing

"Tell Me Why"
(9)		 "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You"
(10)		 "Cradle Baby"
(11)

Eddie Cochran recorded his version in August 1957 and released it on the album Singin' to My Baby. Musicians on the session were:

Other versions

Charting versions

Year Artist Chart Positions
U.S. C&W U.S. CAN
1946 Red Foley 5 — —
1946 Gene Autry 3 — —
1946 Tex Ritter 3 — —
1950 Bing Crosby & Andrews Sisters — 24 —
1957 Ricky Nelson — 29 —
1957 Elvis Presley — — 13
1968 Kitty Wells & Red Foley 74 — —

References

  1. ↑ Lulu Belle & Scotty, Hillbilly-Music.com
  2. ↑ Miles, Barry (1998). The Beatles a Diary: An Intimate Day by Day History. London: Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780711963153.
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