A big hit for The King
\"In the Ghetto\" (originally titled \"The Vicious Circle\") is a song written by Mac Davis and made famous by Elvis Presley, who had a major comeback hit with it in 1969.
\"In the Ghetto\" was recorded during Presley's session in the American Sound Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. It was Presley's first creative recording session since the '68 Comeback. Other hits recorded at this session were \"Suspicious Minds\", \"Kentucky Rain\", and \"Don't Cry Daddy\".
The song was Presley's first Top 10 hit in the US in four years, peaking at number 3, and his first UK Top 10 hit in three years, peaking at No. 2. It hit No. 1 on Cashbox. It was a number-one hit in West Germany, Ireland, Norway, Australia and New Zealand.
