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Title:
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Dainty
Little Moonbeams
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Writers:
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Jerry
Lieber & Mike Stoller
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1st
Recorded:
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November
1962
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Recorded
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Radio
Recorders, Hollywood.
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1st
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Unreleased
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...
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Notes:
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A
Tune from the film Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962).
Elvis sang a short part of the song which was added to the title tune of the film but was never released by itself or on record in its entirety. |
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Title:
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Danny
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Writers:
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Fred
Wise & Ben Weisman
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1st
Recorded:
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January
1958
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Recorded
@:
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Radio
Recorders, Hollywood.
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1st
Released:
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1978
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Versions
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A
Legendary Performer Vol 3
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Notes:
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A
short bluesy number that was recorded for the film King
Creole but never made it into the film or onto the Soundtrack album.
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Title:
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Danny
Boy
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Writer:
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Fred
E. Weatherly
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1st
Recorded:
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5th
& 6th February 1976
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Recorded
@:
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Graceland,
Memphis, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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May
1976
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Notes:
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The
old Irish air written in 1913 and recorded scores of times by countless
people.
The song was one that Elvis loved to play at the piano at home with friends and exercise his pipes. But he never got around to recording it until 1976 when drugs and ill health seriously impaired him. Still it rings true and was recorded in the Graceland den. |
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Title:
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Datin'
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Writers:
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Fred
Wise & Randy Starr.
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1st
Recorded:
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26th
& 27th July 1965
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Recorded
@:
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Paramount
Recording Studio, Hollywood.
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1st
Released:
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June
1966
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Paradise
Hawaiian Style (1966)
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Notes:
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A
bouncy, beaty number from the film Paradise
Hawaiian Style (1966).
In the Movie Elvis duets with Donna Butterworth, but on the record he sings alone. |
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Title:
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Didja'
Ever
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Writers:
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Sid
Wayne & Sherman Edwards
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1st
Recorded:
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27th
April 1960
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Recorded
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Radio
Recorders, Hollywood.
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1st
Released:
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October
1960
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Versions
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G.I.
Blues (1960)
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Notes:
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A
song from the finale of the film G.I.
Blues, where Elvis asks Didja' Ever and the whole audience responds,
although on the record it only The Jordanaires.
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Title:
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Dirty,
Dirty Feeling
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Writers:
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Jerry
Lieber & Mike Stoller
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1st
Recorded:
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4th
April 1960
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Recorded
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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April
1960
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Versions
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Elvis
Is Back (1960)
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Notes:
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An
uptempo complaint about Elvis having a dirty, dirty feeling because his
girl has left him.
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Title:
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Dixie
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Writers:
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Arrangement
by Mickey Newbury.
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1st
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..
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Recorded
@:
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1st
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..
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Notes:
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The
traditional song that became the first part of Elvis' American Trilogy,
and his tribute to America, the song was performed extensively throughout
hs live performances and appears on numerous albums.
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Title:
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Dixieland
Rock
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Writers:
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Claude
Demetrius & Fred Wise
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1st
Recorded:
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January
1958
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Recorded
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Radio
Recorders, Hollywood.
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1st
Released:
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August
1958
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Notes:
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Elvis'
swinging blend of jazz and rock from the movie King Creole - a real show
stopper.
Recorded in january 1958, the film version is different and the recorded version has a shortened introduction. |
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Title:
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Doin'
The Best I Can
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Writers:
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Doc
Pomus & Mort Schuman
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1st
Recorded:
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28th
April 1960
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Recorded
@:
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Radio
Recorders, Hollywood.
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1st
Released:
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October
1960
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Versions
Appear on:
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G.I.
Blues (1960)
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Notes:
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A
mood piece from the film G.I. Blues,
with Elvis curling his voice up from a bass register to a dramatic crescendo.
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Title:
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Dominick
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Writers:
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Unknown
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1st
Recorded:
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4th
October 1967
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Recorded
@:
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MGM
Sound Studios, Culver City, Hollywood.
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1st
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..
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??
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Notes:
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The
song Elvis sang to the Bull in the film Stay
Away Joe, which RCA never released on the Soundtrack album.
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Title:
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Do
Not Disturb
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Writers:
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Bill
Grant & Bernie Baum & Florence Kaye
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1st
Recorded:
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8th
June 1964
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Recorded
@:
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MGM
Sound Studios, Culver City, Hollywood
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1st
Released:
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April
1965
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Girl
Happy (1964)
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Notes:
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A
romantic girl-chasing ballad from the movie
Girl Happy.
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Title:
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Don't
Leave Me Now
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Writers:
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Aaron
Schoeder & Ben Weisman
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1st
Recorded:
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2nd
February 1957
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Recorded
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Radio
Recorders, Hollywood.
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1st
Released:
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July
1957
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Versions
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Loving
You (LP) (1958)
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Notes:
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A
quick ditty from the film Loving
You, that some say never satisfied Elvis, either on screen or on record.
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Title:
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Don't
Think Twice, It's All Right
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Writer:
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Bob
Dylan
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1st
Recorded:
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16
May 1971
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Recorded
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
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1st
Released:
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July
1973
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Versions
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Elvis
(1973)
Our Memories Of Elvis Vol 2 (1979) |
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Notes:
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Legend
has it that this song was an impromptu take.
Elvis was singing to James Burton's picking of the Bob Dylan classic during a recording session and the engineer flipped the switch. True or False its one of the two Dylan songs ever recorded by Elvis. |
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Title:
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Do
the Vega
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Writers:
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Bill
Grant & Bernie Baum & Florence Kaye
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1st
Recorded:
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7th
& 9th July 1963
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Recorded
@:
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MGM
Sound Studios, Culver City.
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1st
Released:
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November
1968
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Versions
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Singer
Presents Elvis... (1968)
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Notes:
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Another
dance number with instructions for said dance, recorded for the film Viva
Las Vegas (1963), but not released on record until 1968.
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Title:
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Writers:
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Doc
Pomus & Marty Schuman
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1st
Recorded:
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26th
June 1966
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Recorded
@:
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
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1st
Released:
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June
1967
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Versions
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Double
Trouble (1967)
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Notes:
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The
title track of the film of the same name, given the big band treatment,
with The Jordanaires backing up Elvis.
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Title:
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Down
By The Riverside/When The Saints Go Marching In
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Writers:
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Traditional
- arranged by Grant & Baum & Kaye
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1st
Recorded:
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13th
- 15th May 1966
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Recorded
@:
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United
Artists Recording Studio, Hollywood.
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1st
Released:
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June
1966
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Versions
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Frankie
& Johnny (1966)
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Notes:
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The
traditional gospel hymn arranged by Grant and Co into a New Orleans swing-style
music hall number for the film Frankie
& Johnny (1966), with one segueing into the another, plenty of
energy and voices and colour.
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Title:
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Down
The Alley
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Writers:
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Jesse
Stone and The Clovers
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1st
Recorded:
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26th
May 1966
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Recorded
@:
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RCA
Studios, Nashville, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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November
1966
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Versions
Appear on:
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Spinout
(1966)
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Notes:
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Another
heavy beater for the film Spinout
(1966), with Elvis adding plenty of "Yeahs" and "alrights".
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Title:
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Do
You Know Who I Am
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Writer:
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Bobby
Russell.
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1st
Recorded:
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19th
February 1969
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Recorded
@:
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American
Studios, Memphis, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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November
1969
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Versions
Appear on:
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From
Vegas To Memphis (1969)
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Notes:
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A
dark, moody atomosphere, a dispirited love song and something of a departure.
That signalled a change during the Memphis sessions, from mellow smooth love balllads of the films to soulful ballads of personal meaning and feeling. With the Memphis Strings and vocal support from the Blossoms.. |
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Title:
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Drums
Of The Islands
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Writers:
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Sid
Tepper & Roy C. Bennett
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1st
Recorded:
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26th
& 27th July 1965
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Recorded
@:
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Paramount
Recording Studios, Hollywood.
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1st
Released:
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June
1966
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Versions
Appear on:
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Paradise
Hawaiian Style (1966)
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Notes:
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A
Hawaiian Drum number from the Film Paradise
Hawaiian Style (1966).
Backed by the Jordanaires, a rather monotonous adaptation of "Bula Lei" played in the film. |
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Title:
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Down
The Line
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Writers:
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Sam
Phillips
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1st
Recorded:
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during
1955
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Recorded
@:
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Sun
Studios, Memphis, Tennessee.
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1st
Released:
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Unreleased
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Versions
Appear on:
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??
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Notes:
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One
of Elvis' unreleased recording from his Sun days, this song was penned
by Sam Phillips in 1955 and was released by Jerry Lee Lewis later.
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