<Tr> <Td> Billboard </Td> <Td> Favorable </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> AllMusic </Td> <Td> Favorable </Td> </Tr> <P> "Suspicious Minds" is a song written and first recorded by American songwriter Mark James . After James' recording failed commercially, the song was handed to Elvis Presley by producer Chips Moman, becoming a number one song in 1969, and one of the most notable hits of Presley's career . "Suspicious Minds" was widely regarded as the single that returned Presley's career success, following his' 68 Comeback Special . It was his eighteenth and last number - one single in the United States . Rolling Stone ranked it No. 91 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . Session guitarist Reggie Young played on both the James and Presley versions . </P> <P> The song is about a mistrusting and dysfunctional relationship, and the need of the characters to overcome their issues in order to maintain it . Written in 1968 by Mark James, who was also co-writer of "Always on My Mind" (which Presley would later record), the song was first recorded and released by James on Scepter Records in 1968 . Chips Moman had asked James to come to Memphis to write songs for American Sound Studio . At the time, James was residing in Houston . James had written three songs that became number one hits in the Southern United States . American Sound Studio was gaining a reputation in the industry as the Box Tops had just recorded "The Letter" there so James relocated to Memphis . </P>

Who was the original singer of suspicious minds