Elvis 1974 Help Me HQ Lyrics

A-side “If You Talk in Your Sleep“ B-side “Help Me“ Released 1974 Recorded December 1973 Studio Stax Studios, Memphis, TN Genre Country, gospel, Christian country Length 2:28 Songwriter(s)Larry Gatlin Producer(s) Felton Jarvis “Help Me“ is a song written by Larry Gatlin. A country gospel song, the lyrics tell the story of a world-weary and tired man pleading for guidance and reassurance from God. Gatlin performed the song at the funerals of both June Carter and Johnny Cash and dedicates the song to them during every performance. The song became most famous in a version by Elvis Presley. In 1974, Presley released the song as part of a double A-sided single with “If You Talk in Your Sleep.“ “Help Me“ became the side promoted to country radio, and the song reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart on the week of August 10, 1974. (“If You Talk in Your Sleep“ reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100, also durin