You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven

The Million Dollar Quartet

About You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven

You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven is a song written by Gene Autry and recorded in 1936 by The Delmore Brothers and by Roy Acuff and his Crazy Tennesseans. It was also recorded by Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis during the Million Dollar Quartet sessions at Sun Recording Studios. Amongst other recordings are those by Connee Boswell (1939), Dick Todd (1938) and by Gene Autry himself.


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1990
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You're the only star in my blue heaven
And I'm waiting just for you
You're the only star in my blue heaven
And in dreams your face i see

Well you're the guiding light
That brightens up the night
And i see your face in my dreams
You're the only star in my blue heaven
And I'm waiting just for you

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The Million Dollar Quartet

"Million Dollar Quartet" is a recording of an impromptu jam session involving Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash made on December 4, 1956, at the Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. An article about the session was published in the Memphis Press-Scimitar under the title "Million Dollar Quartet". The recording was first released in Europe in 1981 as The Million Dollar Quartet with 17 tracks. A few years later more tracks were discovered and released as The Complete Million Dollar Session. In 1990, the recordings were released in the United States as Elvis Presley: The Million Dollar Quartet. This session is considered a seminal moment in rock and roll. more »

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Written by: GENE AUTRY

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9 facts about this song

Song Origin Classification
"You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven" was not originally performed by Elvis Presley or the Million Dollar Quartet. As a standard popular song, it was first written by Gene Autry in 1938.
Recording Classification
This song was famously recorded as a part of the "Million Dollar Quartet" sessions, which took place on December 4, 1956, involving four significant musicians of the time; Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash.
Genre Classification
The song is primarily classified as Country, also influenced by the rock and roll styles of the 1950s.
Popularity Classification
Even though this song is not considered one of Elvis Presley's more popular songs, it gained major recognition as part of the legendary Million Dollar Quartet session.
Performance Classification
Presley played piano during the performance of this song according to the transcriptions of the jam session. The artists also performed impromptu renditions of gospel numbers, country, and bluegrass.
Content Classification
"You're the Only Star (In My Blue Heaven)" is a love song, where the singer expresses their emotional attachment by comparing their lover to a single, brightly shining star in their otherwise 'blue' or sad heaven.
Unexpected Event Classification
The participation of John Cash in the Million Dollar Quartet has been a matter of dispute. Although he was photographed at the session, Cash himself stated that he had already left by the time they performed "You’re the Only Star in My Blue Heaven".
Legacy Classification
The song and the entire Million Dollar Quartet session were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, acknowledging their historical significance in the realm of recording.
Release Classification
The full session of the Million Dollar Quartet was first released in Europe in 1981, but "You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven" and the rest of the material did not make its American debut until 1990.

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