Piano,Vocal,Voice - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1181770 By Elvis Presley. By Johnny Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Thompson. Arranged by Dave Gingras and John E. Dosher. Country,Film/TV,Rock. Score. 3 pages. DAVID LEE GINGRAS #781543. Published by DAVID LEE GINGRAS (A0.1181770). Always on My Mind is a ballad written by Wayne Carson, Johnny Christopher, and Mark James, first recorded by Brenda Lee, and first released by Gwen McCrae (as You Were Always on My Mind) in March 1972. Lee's version was released three months later in June 1972. The song has been a crossover hit, charting in both the country and western and pop categories. Elvis Presley's recording was the first hit version of the song, AllMusic lists more than 300 recorded releases of the song in versions by dozens of performers. This version features a root-based chord blocking that John and I have used in a number of our arrangements. For interest and to keep the rhythm moving, we added some pretty cool left-hand fills. We hope you like what we've done with the song!
