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by American singer and musician

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the " King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. His ener ...

, released on

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in mono and

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, LPM/LSP 2426, in November 1962. It accompanied the 1962 film of the same name starring Presley.

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s took place at

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on March 26, 27, and 28, and May 23, 1962. It peaked at number three on the Top LPs chart. It was certified Gold on August 13, 1963 by the

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Content

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album sales far outstripped his regular album sales (''

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'' outselling '' Pot Luck with Elvis'' by ten to one) Presley found himself firmly entrenched in songs designed for a light-entertainment formula of beautiful scenery and girls galore. With this discrepancy in sales, the formula of the soundtrack music became the focus. This formula for success would prove disastrous for Presley's career. Popular music was on the threshold of complete renewal and change and Presley would become 'lost in Hollywood'. Sixteen songs were recorded at the sessions in March, of which thirteen were used for the

album. Banished from the kingdom after running afoul of the Colonel, songs from favored writers

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could only be those already written for someone else, in this case the title track being a hit for

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in 1961 before being adapted for the Presley film. The tracks "Return to Sender" and "Where Do You Come From" were issued as both sides of a

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in October 1962, one month before the release of the soundtrack LP. "Return to Sender" became a substantial hit for Presley, peaking at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while the

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"Where Do You Come From" peaked at only number 99 independently of the hit side. The songs performed by

Stella Stevens Stella Stevens (born Estelle Eggleston; October 1, 1938) is a American former actress. She began her acting career in 1959 and starred in such popular films as '' Girls! Girls! Girls!'' (1962), '' The Nutty Professor'' (1963), '' The Courtship o ...

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— "Never Let Me Go", "

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" and "Baby, Baby, Baby" — were in fact mimed to the singing voice of Gilda Maiken and have yet to be commercially released.

Reissues

Girls! Girls! Girls! ''Girls! Girls! Girls!'' is a 1962 Golden Globe-nominated American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley as a penniless Hawaii-based fisherman who loves his life on the sea and dreams of owning his own boat. " Return to Sender", which reache ...

", " Return to Sender" and " Because of Love" made an appearance on the 1995 soundtrack compilation '' Command Performances: The Essential 60's Masters II''. The Presley fan-club label ''Follow That Dream'' released an expanded version of the album in 2007, including alternate takes and songs recorded but not used for the soundtrack.

Legacy

The outtake "Plantation Rock" saw a performance by actor

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(a self-proclaimed Elvis fan) on ''

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'' in 1996.

Track listing

Original release

''Follow That Dream'' reissue version

Personnel

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– vocals * The Amigos – backing vocals (on "We'll Be Together") *

Boots Randolph Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007) was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax" (which became Benny Hill's signature tune). Randolph was a major part of the "Nashville sound" for most o ...

–

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, clarinet *

Scotty Moore Winfield Scott Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American guitarist who formed The Blue Moon Boys in 1954, Elvis Presley's backing band. He was studio and touring guitarist for Presley between 1954 and 1968. Rock critic D ...

– electric rhythm guitar *

Barney Kessel Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups a ...

– electric lead guitar * Tiny Timbrell – acoustic rhythm guitar * Robert Bain – guitar (on "We'll Be Together") *Alton Hendrickson – guitar (on "We'll Be Together") *

Dudley Brooks Dudley Brooks (December 22, 1913 – July 17, 1989) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. Biography Brooks was born on December 22, 1913, in Los Angeles, California.

–

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* Harold Brown – organ (on "Thanks to the Rolling Sea") * Ray Seigel –

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D.J. Fontana Dominic Joseph Fontana (March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Elvis Presley for 14 years. In 1955, he was hired to play drums for Presley, which marked the beginning of a 15-year relationshi ...

– drums *

Hal Blaine Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. ...

– drums *Bernie Mattinson – drums

References

External links

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LPM-2621 Girls! Girls! Girls! Guide
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The Elvis Presley Record Research DatabaseLSP-2621 Girls! Girls! Girls! Guide
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The Elvis Presley Record Research Database
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