*(1968) RCA ''Too Much Monkey Business'' (Take 12 FS, Take 10 Complete) Elvis Presley

''Too Much Monkey Business'' (WPA4-1800) (Take 12 FS, Take 10 Complete) (7:00 PM - 12:00 AM)
Recorded Monday January 15, 1968 at RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee

Name (Or. No. of Instruments)
Elvis Presley - Vocals
Scotty Moore - Guitar
Jerry Reed - Guitar
Chip Young - Guitar
Bob Moore - Bass
D.J. Fontana - Drums
Buddy Harman - Drums
Floyd Cramer - Piano
Pete Drake - Steel Guitar
Charlie McCoy - Harmonica
The Jordanaires consisting of Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt Hawkins, and Ray Walker - Backup Vocals

''Too Much Monkey Business" is a song written and recorded by Chuck Berry, released by Chess Records in September 1956 as his fifth single. It was also released as the third track on his first solo LP, ''After School Session'', in May 1957; and as an EP. The single reached number four on Billboard magazine's Most Played Rhythm & Blues In Juke Boxes chart, number 11 on the Most Played Rhythm & Blues by Jockeys chart and number seven on the Rhythm & Blues Top Sellers in Stores chart in the fall of 1956.

''Too Much Monkey Business" was recorded at Universal Recording Corporation in Chicago, Illinois on April 16, 1956. The session was produced by Leonard Chess and Phil Chess. Backing Berry were Johnnie Johnson (piano), Willie Dixon (double bass), and Fred Below (drums).

Elvis Presley recorded a cover of the song during a warm-up at the sessions for ''Stay Away, Joe'' and later released the song on ''Elvis Sings Flaming Star'' in 1969. Several British invasion bands recorded cover versions of "Too Much Monkey Business". The Beatles recorded their version on September 3, 1963, with John Lennon on vocals; it aired on the BBC Light Programme Pop Go the Beatles on September 10. This recording was released on the album Live at the BBC in 1994 The Hollies recorded the song for their second album, ''In The Hollies Style'', in November 1964. The Yardbirds with Eric Clapton used the song to open up their performance at the Marquee Club, which was released on Five Live Yardbirds. The Kinks recorded their version for their self-titled debut album in 1964; it was one of two songs by Berry on the album, the other being "Beautiful Delilah". The Youngbloods released a version of the song on their 1967 album, Earth Music.[8] Swedish group Shakers reached number 4 on Tio i Topp and number 10 on Kvällstoppen with their version in mid-1965.

"Too Much Monkey Business" was an influence on Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues". The glam rocker Johnny Thunders paid tribute to Berry's song in "Too Much Junkie Business", a mix of "Pills" (by Bo Diddley) and Berry's "Too Much Monkey Business". Berry's song was the basis for KMFDM's song "Too Much", released on their compilation album 84–86. The song influenced Michael Jackson's "Monkey Business" from his album Ultimate Collection (2004), which contains the lyric "too much monkey business".

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