Spinout (album)

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Soundtrack album / Studio album by Elvis Presley
Released October 31, 1966
Recorded February 1966, May-June 1966
Genre Rock and roll
Length29:23
Label RCA Victor
Producer George Stoll
Elvis Presley chronology
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
(1966) Paradise, Hawaiian Style1966
Spinout
(1966)
How Great Thou Art
(1967) How Great Thou Art1967
Singles from Spinout
  1. "Spinout", c/w "All That I Am"
    Released: October 1966
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Spinout is the twenty-seventh album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3702, on October 31, 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 February 16 and 17, 1966. It peaked at number 18 on the Top Pop Albums chart. [2]

LP record longplay record

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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

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Contents

Background

In early 1966, executives at RCA and Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, had arrived at the same conclusion. They could no longer expect records of only soundtrack recordings and session leftovers to perform as strongly as in the past. [3] Popular music was rife with changes in the mid-1960s, and with chart dominance from The Beatles, Bob Dylan, and a host of others, Presley no longer reigned supreme in the marketplace. Soundtrack sales were plunging, shifting fewer units and peaking at lower positions on the chart. [3]

Colonel Tom Parker Dutch entertainment impresario

Thomas Andrew "Colonel Tom" Parker was the Dutch-born manager of Elvis Presley. Their partnership was uniquely successful, Elvis being an entirely new force in popular music, and Parker an entrepreneurial genius able to market him.

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.

The Beatles English rock band

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became regarded as the foremost and most influential music band in history. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock and roll, the group were integral to pop music's evolution into an art form and to the development of the counterculture of the 1960s. They often incorporated classical elements, older pop forms and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways, and later experimented with several musical styles ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock. As the members continued to draw influences from a variety of cultural sources, their musical and lyrical sophistication grew, and they were seen as an embodiment of the era's sociocultural movements.

Content

The Spinout sessions still adhered to the same formula of the past four years. Nine songs were recorded for the soundtrack, all of which appeared in the film. Most of the songs derived from the standard pool of songwriters, their publishing rights signed over to Elvis Presley Music and Gladys Music, the companies owned by Elvis and the Colonel. [4] One song "Stop, Look, and Listen" was previously recorded by Ricky Nelson and Bill Haley & His Comets. [5] Two songs were released as a single the month before the film's premiere, the title track backed with "All That I Am", and although both sides charted independently the A-side just barely made the Top 40. Elvis performed the song "Adam and Evil" on stage in the film which features a long drum roll at the beginning. He makes reference to Adam and Eve in the Bible, that "Adam and Evil they go hand in hand / Eve taught him sin, that's the way it all began". Elvis clicks his fingers throughout the track.

Ricky Nelson actor, musician, singer

Eric Hilliard Nelson was an American rock and roll star, musician, and singer-songwriter. From age eight he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. In 1957 he began a long and successful career as a popular recording artist. As one of the top "teen idols" of the 1950s his fame led to a motion picture role co-starring alongside John Wayne and Dean Martin in Howard Hawks's western feature film Rio Bravo (1959). He placed 53 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, and its predecessors, between 1957 and 1973, including "Poor Little Fool" in 1958, which was the first #1 song on Billboard magazine's then-newly created Hot 100 chart. He recorded 19 additional Top 10 hits and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on January 21, 1987. In 1996 Nelson was ranked #49 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time.

Bill Haley & His Comets American rock and roll band

Bill Haley & His Comets were an American rock and roll band, founded in 1952 and continued until Haley's death in 1981. The band was also known as Bill Haley and the Comets and Bill Haley's Comets. From late 1954 to late 1956, the group placed nine singles in the Top 20, one of those a number one and three more in the Top Ten. The single Rock Around the Clock became the biggest selling rock n roll single in the history of the genre

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.

Acknowledging shifts in taste, three additional tracks of a contemporary nature were added as a "special bonus" to bring the album up to a more acceptable running time. Recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee during the sessions for his gospel album How Great Thou Art , two were rhythm and blues songs. The other was "Tomorrow Is a Long Time", an original by Bob Dylan (publishing rights were, of course, not signed over to Presley and Parker), with a ballad from a later Nashville session in June. [6] "Down in the Alley" had been released in 1957 by The Clovers, and Presley knew of and appreciated the Dylan song from the version on Odetta Sings Dylan by the folk singer Odetta. [7] "I'll Remember You" had been a record by Don Ho, and reflected Presley's infatuation with Hawaii and its culture. [8] Even with these inclusions, the album fared little better than its predecessors in 1966.

RCA Studio B American music recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee built in 1956

RCA Studio B is a music recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee built in 1956. Originally known simply by the name “RCA Studios”, it became known in the 1960s for being an essential factor to the development of the production style and technique known as the Nashville Sound.

Nashville, Tennessee Consolidated city-county in Tennessee, United States

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Gospel music is a genre of Christian music. The creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of gospel music varies according to culture and social context. Gospel music is composed and performed for many purposes, including aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, and as an entertainment product for the marketplace. Gospel music usually has dominant vocals with Christian lyrics. Gospel music can be traced to the early 17th century, with roots in the black oral tradition. Hymns and sacred songs were often repeated in a call and response fashion. Most of the churches relied on hand clapping and foot stomping as rhythmic accompaniment. Most of the singing was done a cappella. The first published use of the term "gospel song" probably appeared in 1874. The original gospel songs were written and composed by authors such as George F. Root, Philip Bliss, Charles H. Gabriel, William Howard Doane, and Fanny Crosby. Gospel music publishing houses emerged. The advent of radio in the 1920s greatly increased the audience for gospel music. Following World War II, gospel music moved into major auditoriums, and gospel music concerts became quite elaborate.

Dylan confessed to Rolling Stone in June 1969 that Presley's version of "Tomorrow Is a Long Time" was the cover of one of his songs that he "treasured the most." [9] The three additional songs can be found on From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential 60s Masters , while three songs from the film soundtrack appeared on Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II : "Spinout", "All That I Am", and "I'll Be Back". [10]

<i>Rolling Stone</i> American magazine focusing on popular culture, based in New York City

Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California in 1967 by Jann Wenner, who is still the magazine's publisher, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its musical coverage and for political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson. In the 1990s, the magazine shifted focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. In recent years, it has resumed its traditional mix of content.

<i>Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II</i> compilation album

Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II is a two-disc compilation of studio master recordings by American singer and musician Elvis Presley during the decade of the 1960s, released in 1995 on RCA Records, catalogue number 66601-2. It also includes a booklet with session details and an essay by Susan M. Doll.

Spinout (song) song by Elvis Presley

"Spinout" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1966 motion picture Spinout. In 1966 it was released on a single with "All That I Am", another song from the same movie, on the opposite side. It peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 but would continue to sell over 400,000 copies.

Reissues

In 2004 Spinout was reissued on the Follow That Dream label in a special edition that contained the original album tracks along with numerous alternate takes. [11]

Track listing

Original release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Stop, Look and Listen" Joy Byers February 16, 19661:31
2."Adam and Evil" Fred Wise and Randy Starr February 17, 19661:55
3."All That I Am" Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett February 17, 19662:15
4."Never Say Yes" Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman February 17, 19661:53
5."Am I Ready"Sid Tepper and Roy C. BennettFebruary 16, 19662:26
6."Beach Shack" Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye February 16, 19661:48
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Recording dateLength
1."Spinout" Ben Weisman, Dolores Fuller, Sid Wayne February 17, 19662:32
2."Smörgåsbord"Sid Tepper and Roy C. BennettFebruary 16, 19662:01
3."I'll Be Back"Ben Weisman and Sid WayneFebruary 17, 19662:02
4."Tomorrow is a Long Time" (bonus track) Bob Dylan May 26, 19665:20
5."Down in the Alley" (bonus track) Jesse Stone May 26, 19662:48
6."I'll Remember You" (bonus track) Kui Lee June 10, 19662:52

Note

2004 Follow That Dream CD reissue

Original release
No.TitleLength
1."Stop Look and Listen"1:32
2."Adam and Evil"1:54
3."All That I Am"2:17
4."Never Say Yes"1:54
5."Am I Ready"2:26
6."Beach Shack"1:49
7."Spinout"2:34
8."Smorgasbord"1:57
9."I'll Be Back"2:05
Original bonus songs
No.TitleLength
10."Tomorrow is a Long Time"5:26
11."Down in the Alley"2:52
12."I'll Remember You"4:09
New bonus songs
No.TitleLength
13."Stop Look And Listen" (takes 1, 2, 3)3:43
14."Am I Ready" (take 1)2:28
15."Never Say Yes" (takes 1, 2)2:40
16."Spinout" (takes 1, 2)3:26
17."All That I Am" (takes 1, 2)3:57
18."Adam And Evil" (takes 1, 14, 16)5:51
19."Smorgasbord" (take 1)2:18
20."Beach Shack" (takes 1, 2, 3)3:47
21."Am I Ready" (takes 3, 4)2:51
22."Never Say Yes" (takes 4, 5)2:17
23."All That I Am" (take 4)2:42
24."Stop Look And Listen" (take 6)1:34
25."Smorgasbord" (take 5)2:26

Personnel

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition
1966 Billboard Pop Albums18

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