G.I. Blues (album)

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G.I. Blues
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Studio album / Soundtrack by Elvis Presley
Released October 1, 1960
Recorded April–May 1960
Genre Pop, rock and roll
Length26:35
Label RCA Victor
Elvis Presley chronology
Elvis Is Back!
(1960)		G.I. Blues
(1960)		 His Hand in Mine
(1960)
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G.I. Blues is the eleventh album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2256, in October 1960. It is the soundtrack to the 1960 film of the same name starring Presley. Recording sessions took place on April 27 and 28, and May 6, 1960, at RCA Victor Studio C and Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. The album topped the Billboard Top Pop Album chart. [4] It was certified Gold on March 13, 1963 and Platinum on March 27, 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America. [5]

Elvis Presley American singer and actor

Elvis Aaron Presley was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".

Monaural sound intended to be heard as if it were emanating from one position

Monaural or monophonic sound reproduction is sound intended to be heard as if it were emanating from one position. This contrasts with stereophonic sound or stereo, which uses two separate audio channels to reproduce sound from two microphones on the right and left side, which is reproduced with two separate loudspeakers to give a sense of the direction of sound sources. In mono, only one loudspeaker is necessary, but, when played through multiple loudspeakers or headphones, identical signals are fed to each speaker, resulting in the perception of one-channel sound "imaging" in one sonic space between the speakers. Monaural recordings, like stereo ones, typically use multiple microphones fed into multiple channels on a recording console, but each channel is "panned" to the center. In the final stage, the various center-panned signal paths are usually mixed down to two identical tracks, which, because they are identical, are perceived upon playback as representing a single unified signal at a single place in the soundstage. In some cases, multitrack sources are mixed to a one-track tape, thus becoming one signal. In the mastering stage, particularly in the days of mono records, the one- or two-track mono master tape was then transferred to a one-track lathe intended to be used in the pressing of a monophonic record. Today, however, monaural recordings are usually mastered to be played on stereo and multi-track formats, yet retain their center-panned mono soundstage characteristics.

<i>G.I. Blues</i> 1960 film by Norman Taurog, Hal B. Wallis

G.I. Blues is a 1960 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley, Juliet Prowse, and Robert Ivers. The movie was filmed at Paramount Pictures studio, with some pre-production scenery shot on location in Germany before Presley's release from the army. The movie reached #2 on the Variety weekly national box office chart in 1960. The movie won a 2nd place or runner-up prize Laurel Award in the category of Top Musical of 1960.

Contents

Content

Music on this album comprised songs that had appeared in the film of the same name. The song "Wooden Heart" was released as a single in the United Kingdom, where it was number one for six weeks. In the United States, Joe Dowell recorded a cover version of "Wooden Heart" that topped the Billboard Hot 100. RCA Victor later released "Wooden Heart" by Presley as the b-side of a single twice, once in 1964 on the back of a reissue of "Blue Christmas," and again on the flip side of a belated issue in 1965 of "Puppet on a String" from the film Girl Happy . Four songs from this album appear on the 1995 soundtrack compilation Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II : "G.I. Blues", "Wooden Heart", "Shoppin' Around", and "Doin' the Best I Can".

Wooden Heart English adaptation of a German folk song; words and music by Fred Wise, Ben Weisman, Bert Kaempfert, Kay Twomey

"Wooden Heart" is a song recorded by Elvis Presley and featured in the 1960 Elvis Presley film G.I. Blues. The song was a hit single for Presley in the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 1 for six weeks in March and April 1961.

Single (music) type of music release usually containing one or two tracks

In the music industry, a single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record or an album. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, a single is a song that is released separately from an album, although it usually also appears on an album. Typically, these are the songs from albums that are released separately for promotional uses such as digital download or commercial radio airplay and are expected to be the most popular. In other cases a recording released as a single may not appear on an album.

United Kingdom Country in Europe

The United Kingdom (UK), officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, informally as Britain, is a sovereign country lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state, the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.

Due to copyright reasons, the European version of the soundtrack album and film substitutes the opening track "Tonight Is So Right for Love" with the song "Tonight's All Right for Love", adapted from a melody by 19th century waltz-king Johann Strauss II, Tales from the Vienna Woods . The melody for "Tonight Is So Right for Love" was taken directly from a barcarolle composed by Jacques Offenbach, one of Strauss's contemporaries. An American release of "Tonight's All Right for Love" did not occur until it appeared on the compilation album Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 in 1974. The version of "Blue Suede Shoes" used on the soundtrack is a new recording of the song Presley first recorded in 1956, and is one of only a few songs that Presley would re-record in a studio setting during his career, others being "Love Letters", "It Hurts Me" and "A Little Less Conversation".

Waltz dance

The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple (help·info) time, performed primarily in closed position.

Johann Strauss II Austrian composer

Johann Strauss II, also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger, the Son, Johann Baptist Strauss, son of Johann Strauss I, was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed over 500 waltzes, polkas, quadrilles, and other types of dance music, as well as several operettas and a ballet. In his lifetime, he was known as "The Waltz King", and was largely responsible for the popularity of the waltz in Vienna during the 19th century.

Tales from the Vienna Woods waltz

"Tales from the Vienna Woods" is a waltz by Johann Strauss II.

The G.I. Blues soundtrack album was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1960 in the categories Best Sound Track Album Or Recording Of Original Cast From A Motion Picture Or Television and Best Vocal Performance Album, Male. [6]

The Grammy Award for Best Sound Track Album or Recording of Original Cast From a Motion Picture or Television was awarded from 1959 to 1962. The award has had several minor name changes:

The Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male was awarded from 1959 to 1968. The award had several minor name changes:

Reissues

On April 27, 1997, RCA remastered the album for compact disc, adding eight outtakes from the recording session as bonus tracks. Two songs were previously released, the acoustic version of "Big Boots" appearing on the posthumous 1978 album Elvis Sings for Children and Grown-Ups Too, and the substitute "Tonight's All Right For Love". [7] In 2012 G.I. Blues was released on the Follow That Dream label in a 7-inch digi-pack edition featuring a booklet and two CDs containing the original album tracks and numerous alternate takes. [8] A follow-up album, Café Europa, which also contained a booklet and two CDs was released in 2013. This album featured more alternate takes of the G.I. Blues soundtrack. [9]

Compact disc Optical disc for storage and playback of digital audio

Compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony and released in 1982. The format was originally developed to store and play only sound recordings (CD-DA) but was later adapted for storage of data (CD-ROM). Several other formats were further derived from these, including write-once audio and data storage (CD-R), rewritable media (CD-RW), Video Compact Disc (VCD), Super Video Compact Disc (SVCD), Photo CD, PictureCD, CD-i, and Enhanced Music CD. The first commercially available audio CD player, the Sony CDP-101, was released October 1982 in Japan.

Personnel

Acoustic guitar type of guitar

An acoustic guitar is a guitar that produces sound acoustically by transmitting the vibration of the strings to the air—as opposed to relying on electronic amplification (see electric guitar). The sound waves from the strings of an acoustic guitar resonate through the guitar's body, creating sound. This typically involves the use of a sound board and a sound box to strengthen the vibrations of the strings. In standard tuning the guitar's six strings are tuned (low to high) E2 A2 D3 G3 B3 E4.

Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins song

"Blue Suede Shoes" is a rock-and-roll standard written and first recorded by Carl Perkins in 1955. It is considered one of the first rockabilly records, incorporating elements of blues, country and pop music of the time. Perkins' original version of the song was on the Cashbox Best Selling Singles list for 16 weeks and spent two weeks in the number two position. Elvis Presley performed his version of the song three different times on national television. It was also recorded by Buddy Holly and Eddie Cochran, among many others.

The Jordanaires American band

The Jordanaires were an American vocal quartet that formed as a gospel group in 1948. They are known for providing background vocals for Elvis Presley, in live appearances and recordings from 1956 to 1972. The group has also worked in the recording studio, on stage, and on television with many other country and rock and roll artists.

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Tonight Is So Right for Love" Abner Silver and Sid Wayne April 27, 19602:14
2."What's She Really Like"Abner Silver and Sid WayneApril 28, 19602:17
3."Frankfort Special" Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards May 6, 19602:58
4."Wooden Heart" Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey, Bert Kaempfert April 28, 19602:03
5."G.I. Blues" Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett April 27, 19602:36
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Pocketful of Rainbows"Ben Weisman and Fred Wise May 6, 19602:35
2."Shoppin' Around" Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett May 6, 19602:24
3."Big Boots"Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards May 6, 19601:31
4."Didja' Ever"Sid Wayne and Sherman EdwardsApril 27, 19602:36
5."Blue Suede Shoes" Carl Perkins April 28, 19602:07
6."Doin' the Best I Can" Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman April 27, 19603:10

1997 CD reissue bonus tracks

Tracks 1-11 are from the original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
12."Tonight's All Right For Love"Sid Wayne, Abner Silver, Johann Strauss II May 6, 19601:21
13."Big Boots" (fast version)Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards May 6, 19601:14
14."Shoppin' Around" (alternate take 11) Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett April 27, 19602:15
15."Frankfort Special" (fast version take 2)Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards April 27, 19602:25
16."Pocketful of Rainbows" (alternate take 2)Ben Weisman and Fred WiseApril 28, 19602:47
17."Didja' Ever" (alternate take 1)Sid Wayne and Sherman EdwardsApril 27, 19602:42
18."Big Boots" (acoustic version)Sid Wayne and Sherman EdwardsMay 6, 19600:58
19."What's She Really Like" (alternate take 7) Abner Silver and Sid Wayne April 28, 19602:24
20."Doin' the Best I Can" (alternate take 9)Doc Pomus and Mort ShumanApril 27, 19603:17

2012 Follow That Dream release

Disc 1Disc 2
The Original Album
No.TitleLength
1."Tonight Is So Right for Love"2:15
2."What's She Really Like"2:19
3."Frankfort Special"2:57
4."Wooden Heart"2:05
5."G.I. Blues"2:41
6."Pocketful of Rainbows"2:36
7."Shoppin' Around"2:24
8."Big Boots"1:33
9."Didja' Ever"2:38
10."Blue Suede Shoes"2:08
11."Doin' the Best I Can"3:16
12."Tonight's All Right for Love" (alternate song)1:26
Bonus Songs
No.TitleLength
13."Shoppin' Around" (version #1)2:17
14."Frankfort Special" (fast version)2:19
15."Big Boots" (fast version)1:22
16."Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 12)2:26
17."Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 12)2:26
18."Big Boots" (medium tempo version)1:04
First Takes
No.TitleLength
19."Tonight Is So Right for Love" (Barcarolle from The Tales Of Hoffman , instrumental)2:18
20."Tonight Is So Right for Love" (takes 1-2)3:07
21."What's She Really Like" (takes 1-5)6:25
22."Frankfort Special" (fast version takes 1-2)3:48
23."Wooden Heart" (take 1)2:13
24."Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, takes 1-2)4:52
25."Shoppin' Around" (version #1, take 1)2:34
26."Big Boots" (fast version, takes 1-2)1:48
27."Big Boots" (slow version, take 1)1:39
28."Didja' Ever" (take 1)2:59
29."Tonight's All Right for Love" (take 1)1:24
30."Doin' The Best I Can" (takes 1-3)5:11
April 27-28 Sessions
No.TitleLength
1."Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 3)2:43
2."Shoppin' Around" (instrumental take 4)1:46
3."Shoppin' Around" (version #1, takes 2-4)3:20
4."Shoppin' Around" (version #1, take 5)2:26
5."Doin' The Best I Can" (takes 4-7)2:23
6."Doin' The Best I Can" (takes 8-9)3:44
7."G.I. Blues" (takes 2-4)3:45
8."G.I. Blues" (take 5)2:43
9."Tonight Is So Right for Love" (take 3)2:30
10."Tonight Is So Right for Love" (take 4)2:36
11."Tonight Is So Right for Love" (takes 5-7)5:28
12."Frankfort Special" (fast version, takes 3-7)6:51
13."Frankfort Special" (fast version, take 8)2:42
14."Big Boots" (fast version, take 3)1:36
15."Big Boots" (fast version, take 4)1:41
16."Big Boots" (slow version, takes 2-3)2:26
17."What's She Really Like" (takes 6-7)3:32
18."What's She Really Like" (takes 8-11)6:10
19."What's She Really Like" (takes 12-13)3:02
20."Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, takes 4-7)5:36
21."Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 8)2:51
22."Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 9)2:49
23."Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 10)2:48
24."Wooden Heart" (takes 2-4M)3:53

2013 Café Europa Follow That Dream release

Disc 1Disc 2
Master Takes - Remixed
No.TitleLength
1."Didja' Ever" (take 2 CO-sp replaced master)2:54
2."Doin' The Best I Can" (take 13/M)3:32
3."G. I. Blues" (take 7/M + insert ending takes 8-10/M)4:36
4."Tonight Is So Right For Love" (takes 10-11/M)4:16
5."What's She Really Like" (takes 17-19/M + insert takes 20-22/M)8:11
6."Blue Suede Shoes" (take 1/M)2:14
7."Wooden Heart" (take 4/M)2:09
8."Shoppin'Around" (remake, takes 6-7/M)2:57
9."Pocketful Of Rainbows" (remake, take 2/M)2:36
10."Frankfort Special" (remake, takes 9-10/M)4:29
11."Tonight's All Right For Love" (take 10/M + insert takes 1-2/M)3:22
12."Big Boots" (slow version, take 4/M)1:40
13."Big Boots" (slow version, remake, insert takes 2-4/M)1:55
Outtakes
No.TitleLength
14."Shoppin' Around" (version 1, takes 6-10)4:59
15."Doin'The Best I Can" (takes 10-12)4:38
16."G.I. Blues" (take 6)2:47
17."Tonight Is So Right For Love" (take 8)2:30
18."Tonight Is So Right For Love" (take 9)2:29
19."Big Boots" (fast version, takes 6-5)1:40
20."What's She Really Like" (takes 14-16)4:13
21."Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, takes 11,13-14)3:19
22."Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, takes 15-16)3:31
23."Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, take 17)2:50
Outtakes continues
No.TitleLength
1."Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, takes 18-20)6:18
2."Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, takes 21-25)5:04
3."Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, takes 26-28)4:45
4."Big Boots" (medium tempo version, take 1)1:10
5."Shoppin' Around" (remake, takes 1-2)2:47
6."Shoppin' Around" (remake, takes 3-5)3:24
7."Pocketful Of Rainbows" (remake, takes 1-3)4:11
8."Frankfort Special" (fast version, takes 9-12/fs + remake takes 1-5)9:11
9."Frankfort Special" (remake, takes 6-8)5:38
10."Tonight's All Right For Love" (takes 2-5)4:05
11."Tonight's All Right For Love" (take 6)1:27
12."Tonight's All Right For Love" (takes 7-8)2:02
13."Tonight's All Right For Love" (takes 9,11,12)2:46
14."Tonight's All Right For Love" (takes 14-15)2:03
15."Tonight's All Right For Love" (takes 16-17)2:15
16."Big Boots" (slow version, remake takes 1-6 + insert take 1)4:50
Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
17."Tonight¹s All Right For Love" ( Tales from the Vienna Woods , instrumental)2:26
18."Wooden Heart" (Grammafunken Version, instrumental)1:19
19."Whistling Blues" (Instrumental)3:26

Chart positions

YearChartPosition
1961Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200) (mono and stereo)1
1961 UK Albums Chart [10] 1

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