Paradise, Hawaiian Style | ||||
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Soundtrack album / Studio album by Elvis Presley | ||||
Released | June 10, 1966 | |||
Recorded | July–August 1965 | |||
Genre | Soundtrack, pop, Hawaiian | |||
Length | 22:20 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Producer | David Weichman, Thorne Nogar | |||
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AllMusic [1] |
Paradise, Hawaiian Style is the twenty-sixth album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3643, in June 1966. It is the soundtrack to the 1966 film of the same name starring Presley. Recording sessions took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, on July 26 and 27, and August 2, 1965. It peaked at number 15 on the Top LP's chart. [2]
The LP is an analog sound storage medium, a vinyl record format characterized by a speed of 33 1⁄3 rpm, a 12- or 10-inch diameter, and use of the "microgroove" groove specification. Introduced by Columbia in 1948, it was soon adopted as a new standard by the entire record industry. Apart from a few relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound, it has remained the standard format for vinyl albums.
Elvis Aaron Presley, commonly known as Elvis, 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 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.
Presley found himself in 1965 recording soundtrack albums for films that were almost a year away from release — gone were the days when the turnaround time from the final session for Elvis Is Back! to its arrival in the shops was less than one week. [3] While working on this album, his most recent film in the theaters was Tickle Me , and Presley had completed three more movies since then. With titles like "A Dog's Life" and "Queenie Wahine's Papaya" he openly ridiculed the material, wasting time before finally approaching the microphone to do the job. [4] He begrudgingly accepted songs given him that he would have rejected outright years earlier. He always finished the work, but in essence Presley had become a hired hand in his own career. [4]
A soundtrack, also written sound track, can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program, or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film, video, or television presentation; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized recorded sound.
Elvis Is Back! is the fourth studio album by American rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. It was released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo in April 1960. Recorded over two sessions in March and April, the album marked Presley's return to recording after his discharge from the U.S. Army. It was Presley's first album of new material since Elvis' Christmas Album (1957).
Tickle Me is a 1965 American musical comedy film directed by Norman Taurog and starring Elvis Presley as a champion rodeo bull-rider and bronco-buster.
No singles were issued from songs on Paradise, Hawaiian Style. Ten songs were recorded at the sessions for the soundtrack, but only nine were used in the film. The omitted song, "Sand Castles," was included on the album to bring the running order to ten tracks. Sales for the album were under 250,000, a new low for Presley's LP catalogue. [5] The good news was the single issued in June 1966 two days before the album, the 1945 Victor Young standard "Love Letters" backed with Clyde McPhatter's 1958 rhythm and blues hit "Come What May". It made a respectable number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, and at least reflected Presley's actual tastes away from obligations to the soundtrack recordings. [6] It was also his first contemporary record release in three years since "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" in June 1963, arriving in stores less than two weeks after it was recorded. [7]
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.
Victor Young was an American composer, arranger, violinist and conductor.
In music, a standard is a musical composition of established popularity, considered part of the "standard repertoire" of one or several genres. Even though the standard repertoire of a given genre consists of a dynamic and partly subjective set of songs, these can be identified by having been performed or recorded by a variety of musical acts, often with different arrangements. In addition, standards are extensively quoted by other works and commonly serve as the basis for musical improvisation. Standards may "cross over" from one genre's repertoire to another's; for example, many jazz standards have entered the pop repertoire, and many blues standards have entered the rock repertoire.
In 2004 Paradise, Hawaiian Style was reissued on the Follow That Dream label in a special edition that contained the original album tracks along with numerous alternate takes. [8]
Side one | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
1. | "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" | Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye | July 27, 1965 | 2:39 |
2. | "Queenie Wahine's Papaya" | Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye | July 27, 1965 | 1:35 |
3. | "Scratch My Back (Then I'll Scratch Yours)" | Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye | July 26, 1965 | 2:16 |
4. | "Drums of the Islands" | Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett | July 26, 1965 | 2:34 |
5. | "Datin'" | Fred Wise and Randy Starr | July 26, 1965 | 1:23 |
Side two | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
1. | "A Dog's Life" | Ben Weisman and Sid Wayne | July 27, 1965 | 1:59 |
2. | "House of Sand" | Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye | July 27, 1965 | 2:04 |
3. | "Stop Where You Are" | Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye | July 27, 1965 | 2:06 |
4. | "This Is My Heaven" | Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye | July 27, 1965 | 2:36 |
5. | "Sand Castles" (bonus track) | David Hess and Herb Goldberg | August 2, 1965 | 2:58 |
Original tracks | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" | 2:39 |
2. | "Queenie Wahine's Papaya" | 1:34 |
3. | "Scratch My Back" | 2:15 |
4. | "Drums Of The Islands" | 2:33 |
5. | "Datin'" | 1:22 |
6. | "A Dog's Life" | 1:58 |
7. | "House of Sand" | 2:03 |
8. | "Stop Where You Are" | 2:04 |
9. | "This Is My Heaven" | 2:34 |
10. | "Sand Castles" (bonus track) | 2:58 |
Previously released outtakes | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
11. | "This Is My Heaven" (take 4) | 3:01 |
12. | "A Dog's Life" (takes 4, 5, 6) | 5:45 |
13. | "Datin'" (takes 6, 7, 8, 11, 12) | 3:23 |
14. | "This Is My Heaven" (take 7) | 2:48 |
Previously unreleased outtakes | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
15. | "Drums Of The Islands" (takes 4, 5) | 3:37 |
16. | "Queenie Wahine's Papaya" (take 5) | 1:57 |
17. | "Stop Where You Are" (take 1) | 2:40 |
18. | "House Of Sand" (take 3 plus intro) | 4:44 |
19. | "Paradise, Hawaiian Style" (takes 4, 1) | 4:04 |
20. | "Scratch My Back" (take 1) | 2:29 |
21. | "A Dog's Life" (take 8) | 2:06 |
22. | "Sand Castles" (KOV take 1) | 3:06 |
23. | "Datin'" (takes 1, 2, 3, 4) | 3:20 |
24. | "This Is My Heaven" (takes 1, 2, 3) | 3:56 |
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Year | Chart | Position |
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1965 | Billboard Pop Albums | 15 |
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