G.I. Blues (song)

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"G.I. Blues"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album G.I. Blues
A-side
Released1961
RecordedApril 27 (possibly 28), 1960
Length2:36
Songwriter(s) [1]

"G.I. Blues" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1960 motion picture G.I. Blues . Its first LP release was on the eponymous soundtrack album in October 1960. [2]

Contents

In some countries it was also released on a single or an eponymous EP.

Writing and recording history

The song was written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett. [3] [4] [5]

Presley recorded it during the soundtrack recordings for the Paramount movie G.I' Blues at the RCA Studio in Hollywood on April 27–28, 1960. [2] [6] [7] [8] Takes 7 and 10 were spliced together to form the vocal master. [5]

Track listings

7-inch single (Victor SS 1251, Japan, 1960) [1]

  1. "G.I. Blues" (2:35)
  2. "Doin' The Best I Can" (3:10)

7-inch single (Italy, Israel) [9]

  1. "Wooden Heart"
  2. "G.I. Blues"

7-inch EP (France, Israel) [10]

  1. "Tonight's All Right For Love"
  2. "Wooden Heart"
  3. "G.I. Blues"
  4. "Didja' Ever"

Charts

Chart (1961)Peak
position
Belgium (Wallonia) [1] 8
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [11] 17

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  10. "Elvis Presley - G.I. Blues at Discogs" . Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  11. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Elvis Presley".