Isolated Tracks Elvis Presley’s Isolated Vocals For “In The Ghetto” May 8, 2017 Facebook Twitter Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin ReddIt Email Print “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. It was released in 1969 as a 45 rpm single with “Any Day Now” as the flip side.