''Follow That Dream'' is an EP by American singer Elvis Presley, containing four songs from the motion picture of the same name. The EP was released by

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in May 1962. It was simultaneously certified Gold and Platinum by the

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on March 27, 1992.

Recording and release history

Recording sessions took place on July 2, 1961, at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. Six songs were recorded for the film, and a distressed Presley insisted that the worst song, "Sound Advice," be omitted from release when it came time to assemble a soundtrack. "Sound Advice" would be placed on the compilation ''

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'', and a sixth soundtrack song, "A Whistling Tune," would be saved for the next film '' Kid Galahad'', the version recorded at these sessions later released on ''Collectors Gold'' in 1991. Presley sang a few lines of "On Top of Old Smokey" in the film, but the recording was made on the movie set. The issue of quality would continue to be a sore point in his soundtrack material for the remainder of his film career. Issued as an

extended play record An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

, the ''Follow That Dream'' soundtrack EP was released in April 1962 to coincide with the film's premiere. The record sold very well, especially for an EP in the Sixties. The title song received Top 40 radio air-play and reached No. 15 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 singles chart. It became a

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. The extended play record was the number-one EP in the UK for 20 weeks. Jorgensen, op. cit., p. 414.

Track listing

Personnel

* Elvis Presley – vocals * The Jordanaires – background vocals * Millie Kirkham – background vocals * Boots Randolph – saxophone * Scotty Moore, Hank Garland – electric guitar *

Neal Matthews Jr. Neal Matthews Jr. (October 26, 1929 – April 21, 2000) was an American vocalist who achieved fame as part of The Jordanaires, one of country music's premier backup groups; most notably with Elvis Presley. Matthews played guitar, double bass, and ...

– acoustic guitar * Floyd Cramer – piano * Bob Moore – double bass *

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, Buddy Harman – drums

Charts

References

External links

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