''Let's Be Friends'' is a
compilation album 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 "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...
, released by
RCA Records
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CAS 2408, in April 1970. It is the second Presley
budget album Budget albums (also known as unofficially by some collectors as either drugstore records or junk records) were low-priced vinyl LPs of popular and classical music released during the 1950s to 1970s consisting either of previously released material ...
to appear on the low-priced
RCA Camden
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label. It peaked at number 105 on the
''Billboard'' 200 album chart. It was certified Gold on June 15, 1999 and Platinum on January 6, 2004 by the
Recording Industry Association of America.
Content
Similar to its predecessor ''
Elvis Sings Flaming Star
''Singer Presents Elvis Singing Flaming Star and Others'' is a compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Records on October 1, 1968. It spent five months available only at select retail stores featuring pro ...
'', ''Let's Be Friends'' collects mostly unreleased songs recorded for
Presley film soundtrack
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s.
[Jorgensen, Ernst. ''Elvis Presley A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions''. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998; p. 295.] Given the recent work of the revitalized Presley, in the past, his manager
Colonel Tom Parker
Thomas Andrew Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk; June 26, 1909 January 21, 1997), might have objected to this kind of market saturation, but under the terms of Presley's agreement with RCA, budget albums brought extra cash outside of contract stipulations.
Two non-movie
outtake
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s appeared from the winter of 1969
sessions at
American Sound Studio
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in
Memphis
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, "
I'll Be There" and "If I'm a Fool (For Loving You)". "Mama" was sung in the film ''
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 ...
'' by The Amigos and Presley's version first appeared on this album, with an alternate, abridged version included on the
compact disc
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''Elvis Double Features: Kid Galahad/Girls! Girls! Girls!''.
BMG Music
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Cat. No. 74321134302 (1993) "Let's Forget About the Stars" had been recorded for the film ''
Charro!
''Charro!'' is a 1969 American Western film starring Elvis Presley, shot on location at Apacheland Movie Ranch and Old Tucson Studios in Arizona. This was Presley's only film in which he did not sing on-screen; the film featured no songs at all ...
'', but cut from the picture. "Almost" was one of only two tracks from ''
The Trouble with Girls'' to see release in Presley's lifetime. Three tracks, "Let's Be Friends", "Change of Habit", and "Have a Happy", originated from Presley's then-current film ''
Change of Habit
''Change of Habit'' is a 1969 American crime drama musical film directed by William A. Graham and starring Elvis Presley and Mary Tyler Moore. Written by James Lee, S.S. Schweitzer, and Eric Bercovici, based on a story by John Joseph and Ric ...
'', thus casting the album in the additional role as soundtrack LP for the film (two additional tracks from the movie, "
Rubberneckin'
"Rubberneckin'" is a song performed by Elvis Presley, which was recorded at American Sound Studio. It was used in the film '' Change of Habit'' and subsequently issued as the B-side of " Don't Cry Daddy" (RCA single 47–9768) in conjunction wit ...
" and "Let Us Pray", are omitted, the former being released on a single in 1969 and the latter held until the 1971 budget collection ''
You'll Never Walk Alone
"You'll Never Walk Alone" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical ''Carousel''. In the second act of the musical, Nettie Fowler, the cousin of the protagonist Julie Jordan, sings "You'll Never Walk Alone" to comfort and enco ...
'').
Like all Presley releases on the budget RCA Camden label, this album has a very short running time, too short for a full-priced album in the 1970s. In 1975, it was re-issued by Pickwick Records with the original RCA Camden catalog #CAS 2408 and with a black border around the original cover art. It was reissued for compact disc by Sony/RCA in 2006.
Track listing
See also
* ''
Elvis for Everyone'' 1965 album
References
External links
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1970 compilation albums
Elvis Presley compilation albums
RCA Camden compilation albums