the Top 10 in Billboards C&W listings. RCA Victor re-released this recording in November 1955 (#47-6357) after acquiring it as part of a contract with Presley. This issue of the song peaked at number 11 on the national Billboard country chart. That same month, RCA Victor also released a pop version of the song by the Turtles (not to be confused with the 1960s pop group, the Turtles) with backing by Hugo Winterhalter and his Orchestra (47-6356). "Mystery Train" is now considered to be an "enduring classic". It was the first recording to make Elvis Presley a nationally known country music star. See also List of train songs References 1953 singles 1953 songs American songs The Band songs Blues songs Elvis Presley songs Junior Parker songs Rockabilly songs Song recordings produced by Sam Phillips Songs about trains Sun Records singles Tom Fogerty songs