<Ul> <Li> A 1969 recording of the song by Percy Sledge enjoyed success as well . Esquire would later refer to it as "that rarely reprised Percy Sledge beauty "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road" (which) is no small blessing ." The song is in key of C major with a progression from C to E minor, to F to G to C and is a mixture of country and gospel . Sledge, however, recorded the song on the Atlantic Records label in the key of E major with a funkier, more upbeat version . </Li> <Li> In 1995 it was also released as a single by Nick Lowe on the Unichappell Music / Acuff Rose Music (BMI). Lowe said of the song, "I first heard "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road" on a compilation record that accompanied Peter Guralnick's book Sweet Soul Music . I love the title, I love those sort of gospely words, and it has a lovely tune . Percy Sledge's version is kind of jaunty, where mine is a little more downbeat...I love that thing where R & B meets country ..." </Li> <Li> The Highwaymen recorded the song and the Afghan Whigs recorded a version for their EP Uptown Avondale . </Li> <Li> Australian blues and root band The Revelators covered the song on their 2000 album, The Adventures of The Amazing Revelators . </Li> <Li> German Rock' n' Roll band Big Bad Shakin' published a version together with the Babelsberger Filmorchester using strings and classical music elements on their 2012 album Hollywood Flamingo . </Li> </Ul> <Li> A 1969 recording of the song by Percy Sledge enjoyed success as well . Esquire would later refer to it as "that rarely reprised Percy Sledge beauty "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road" (which) is no small blessing ." The song is in key of C major with a progression from C to E minor, to F to G to C and is a mixture of country and gospel . Sledge, however, recorded the song on the Atlantic Records label in the key of E major with a funkier, more upbeat version . </Li> <Li> In 1995 it was also released as a single by Nick Lowe on the Unichappell Music / Acuff Rose Music (BMI). Lowe said of the song, "I first heard "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road" on a compilation record that accompanied Peter Guralnick's book Sweet Soul Music . I love the title, I love those sort of gospely words, and it has a lovely tune . Percy Sledge's version is kind of jaunty, where mine is a little more downbeat...I love that thing where R & B meets country ..." </Li> <Li> The Highwaymen recorded the song and the Afghan Whigs recorded a version for their EP Uptown Avondale . </Li>

Elvis true love travels on a gravel road