EAP Index World: Something For Everybody (SINGLE/LP

Title:

Something For Everybody

Label:

RCA Victor [LSP 2370]

Format:

Number of tracks:

Running time:

26:00

Type of album:

Studio

Linked to:

Official discography

Year:

1961

Recording date:

November 8, 1960 and March 12/13, 1961

Release date:

May 19, 1961

Singles:

"I Feel So Bad / Wild in the Country" (March 2, 1961)

Something for Everybody is Elvis' thirteenth LP on RCA Victor. Recording sessions took place on November 8, 1960 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood and March 12/13, 1961 at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee. The album is one of the most notable in Elvis' discography, but one that has songs that are least known or remembered by fans.

Upon his release from the army in March 1960, doubts about Presley's ability to regain the momentum of his 1950s career were put to rest. During that year, his three singles had topped the charts, and his first album, Elvis Is Back!, went to number 2 on the charts. His movie "G.I. Blues" had been extremely successful, and the soundtrack album would also reach number 1.

Excited, he entered the familiar Studio B in Nashville and recorded eleven songs for this album in a 12-hour session, plus the single "I Feel So Bad". The single was initially slated to be the twelfth track on the LP, but Elvis chose "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell", after RCA executive Bill Bullock scrapped the Colonel's idea of selling "Wild in the Country" along with it as a single, to promote the film that would hit theaters the following month. The track that appears in the film but had not been commercially released thus became the last track on the album.

Apparently, the idea was quite right. In the United States, the LP reached number 1 on Billboard's Top Pop LPs. The album was certified Gold on July 15, 1999 by the Recording Industry Association of America.

The 1999 CD edition included six extra tracks, four singles and two B-sides recorded within a year and issued in 1961 and 1962, with the running order of the songs changed. All sides made the Top 40 at a time when Billboard was starting to list B-sides as well, and two of the singles, "Surrender" and "Good Luck Charm", topped the genre chart. The entirety of this reissue appeared on the Legacy Edition of "Elvis Is Back!" in 2011.

In 2006, "Something for Everybody" was re-released on the Follow That Dream label as a special 2-disc CD containing the original tracks along with numerous alternate takes. A double LP from the label brought a few more rare outtakes to the public in 2014, the same year the mono version of the album was made available by the label on "Memphis to Nashville '61". The complete recording sessions were finally released by FTD alongside the Master and recording sessions for "Wild in the Country" in 2020.

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RECORDING SESSIONS

Dates:

November 8, 1960 and March 12/13, 1961

Studio:

Radio Recorders
RCA Studio B

Location:

Hollywood, California

Nashville, Tennessee

Musicians:

Voice: Elvis Presley
Accoustic guitar: Elvis Presley
Electric guitar: Scotty Moore, Hank Garland, Elvis Presley, Hilmer J. 'Tiny' Timbrell
Bass: Bob Moore
Drums: DJ Fontana, Murray "Buddy" Harman
Piano: Floyd Cramer
Saxophone: Homer "Boots" Randolf
Backing Vocals: The Jordanaires, Millie Kirkham

Sound engineer / Recording engineer:

Steve Sholes, Bill Porter

NOVEMBER 8, 1960
I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (High Key) L2PB 5382-13
I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Low Key) WPA5 2548-18

MARCH 12/13, 1961
I'm Comin' Home M2WW 0567-07
Gently M2WW 0568-05
In Your Arms M2WW 0569-02
Give Me The Right M2WW 0570-04
I Feel So Bad M2WW 0571-02
It's A Sin M2WW 0572-04
I Want You With Me M2WW 0573-02
There's Always Me M2WW 0574-10
Starting Today M2WW 0575-03
Sentimental Me M2WW 0576-02
Judy M2WW 0577-08
Put The Blame On Me M2WW 0578-05

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SESSION LOGS

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RELATED SINGLES AND LP TRACKS (RCA, 1961)

I FEEL SO BAD (SINGLE)

May 2, 1961

1. I Feel So Bad

2. Wild In the Country

SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY (LP)

May 19, 1961

1. There's Always Me

2. Give Me The Right

3. It's A Sin

4. Sentimenal Me

5. Starting Today

6. Gently

7. I'm Comin' Home

8. In Your Arms

9. Put The Blame On Me

10. Judy

11. I Want You With Me

12. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell

HIS LATEST FLAME (SINGLE)

August 8, 1961

1. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame

2. Little Sister

GOOD LUCK CHARM (SINGLE)

February 27, 1962

1. Good Luck Charm

2. Anything That's Part of You

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FTD VERSIONS

Title:

Something For Everybody

Label:

FTD [FTD 053] [82876 67969 2]

Format:

Double CD

Number of tracks:

Running time:

145:00

Type of album:

Studio / Recording session

Linked to:

FTD discography

Year:

2006

Recording date:

November 8, 1960 - March 12/13, 1961

Release date:

July 13, 2006

Singles:

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In possession of the RCA tapes, FTD performs one of its best mining works and brings great outtakes from the famous recording sessions of "Something For Everybody" and its singles. To complete the excellent work, the label brings us a 16-page booklet with very rare photos and memorabilia from the album from around the world.

The work contains the following tracks:

CD 1

ORIGINAL ALBUM

1. There's Always Me

2. Give Me the Right

3. It's a Sin

4. Sentimenal Me

5. Starting Today

6. Gently

7. I'm Comin' Home

8. In Your Arms

9. Put the Blame On Me

10. Judy

11. I Want You With Me

12. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell

SINGLES

13. I Feel So Bad

14. Little Sister

15. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame

16. Good Luck Charm

17. Anything That's Part of You

FIRST TAKES

18. There's Always Me (Take 1*)

19. Give Me the Right (Take 1)

20. It's a Sin (Takes 1*, 2)

21. Sentimental Me (Take 1)

22. Starting Today (Take 1)

23. Gently (Takes 1, 2)

24. I'm Comin' Home (Take 2)

25. In Your Arms (Take 1)

26. Put the Blame On Me (Takes 1, 2)

27. Judy (Take 1)

28. I Want You With Me (Take 1)

29. Little Sister (Take 3)

30. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (Take 2)

31. Anything That's Part of You (Take 1)

CD 2

ALBUM OUTTAKES

1. I'm Comin' Home (Takes 1*, 3)

2. I'm Comin' Home (Takes 5*, 4)

3. Gently (Take 3)

4. Gently (Take 4*)

5. Give Me the Right (Takes 3*, 2)

6.I Feel So Bad (Take 1)

7. There's Always Me (Take 2)

8. There's Always Me (Take 4)

9. Starting Today (Take 2)

10. Judy (Takes 2*, 3)

11. Judy (Take 4)

SINGLES OUTTAKES

12. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (Take 1)

13. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (Takes 3, 4)

14. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (Takes 5, 6)

15. Little Sister (Takes 1, 2, 4, 5)

16. Little Sister (Take 6)

17. Good Luck Charm (Take 1)

18. Good Luck Charm (Takes 2*, 3*)

19. Anything That's Part of You (Take 2)

20. Anything That's Part of You (Takes 4, 5)

21. Anything That's Part of You (Take 8)

LAST TAKES

22. There's Always Me (Takes 5*, 6*, 7*, 8*, 9)

23. Judy (Takes 5, 6*, 7*) 4:24

24. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (Takes 10*, 11*, 12)

25. Little Sister (Takes 7*, 8*, 9)

26. Anything That's Part of You (Take 9)

*previously unreleased takes

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Title:

The Something For Everybody Sessions

Label:

FTD [FTD 309] [506020 975072 9]

Format:

Double LP

Number of tracks:

Running time:

79:00

Type of album:
Studio / Recording session

Linked to:

FTD discography

Year:

2014

Recording date:

November 8, 1960 - March 12/13, 1961

Releasee date:

June 2014

Singles:

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The Somethiung For Everybody Sessions was produced by FTD in 2014 especially for vinyl and session lovers. With the exception of "I Slipped I Stumbled, I Fell (Low Key)" and "Put the Blame On Me", the double LP features only alternate takes of songs from the original album and its singles, differentiating itself from the standard that was also to include all Masters.

The work contains the following tracks:

LP 1

SIDE A

1. There's Always Me (Take 2)

2. Give Me the Right (Takes 3, 2)

3. It's a Sin (Takes 1, 2)

4. Sentimental Me (Take 1)

5. Starting Today (Take 1)

6. Anything That's Part of You (Take 2)

7. Gently (Takes 1, 2)

SIDE B

8. I'm Comin' Home (Take 2)

9. In Your Arms (Take 1)

10. Judy (Take 4)

11. I Want You With Me (Take 1)

12. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Low Key)

13. Little Sister (Takes 7, 8, 9)

14. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (Takes 3, 4)

15. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Take 11)

LP 2

SIDE A

1. I Feel So Bad (Take 1)

2. I'm Comin' Home (Takes 1, 3)

3. Gently (Take 3)

4. There's Always Me (Take 4)

5. Judy (Takes 2, 3)

6. Good Luck Charm (Take 1)

7. Put the Blame On Me (Master)

SIDE B

8. Little Sister (Take 6)

9. (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame (Takes 10, 11, 12)

10. Anything That's Part of You (Ttakes 4, 5)

11. There's Always Me (Takes 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

12. Judy (Takes 5, 6, 7)

13. I'm Comin' Home (Takes 5, 4)

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Title:

The Something For Everybody Sessions

Label:

FTD [FTD 190] [506020 975150]

Format:

Quadruple CD

Number of tracks:

Running time:

240:00

Type of album:

Studio / Recording session / Soundtrack

Linked to:

FTD discography

Year:

2020

Recording date:

November 7, 1960 - March 12/13, 1961

Release date:

November 2020

Singles:

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In 2020, FTD reworked the album "Something For Everybody" for the third time, now including all outtakes from the sessions of March 12 and 13, 1961, previously divided between the 2006 CD and the 2014 LP. Because they are close works, the label decided to include in the box, which comes with a 28-page booklet, the Masters and outtakes from the sessions for the soundtrack of "Wild in the Country", which at the time had only one single.

The work contains the following tracks:

CD 1

A-SIDE SINGLE

1. I Feel So Bad

SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY

SIDE A - THE BALLADS

2. There's Always Me

3. Give Me the Right

4. It's a Sin

5. Sentimental Me

6. Starting Today

7. Gently

SIDE B - THE RHYTHM

8. I'm Comin' Home

9. In Your Arms

10. Put the Blame On Me

11. Judy

12. I Want You With Me

13. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell

WILD IN THE COUNTRY

STEREO MASTERS

14. Lonely Man

15. Wild in the Country

16. In My Way

17. Forget Me Never

18. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell

SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY

MARCH 1961 SESSIONS

19. I'm Comin' Home (Takes 1-2)

20. I'm Comin' Home (Take 3)

21. I'm Comin' Home (Take 4)

22. I'm Comin' Home (Take 5)

23. I'm Comin' Home (Takes 6-7 [Master])

24. Gently (Takes 1-2)

25. Gently (Take 3)

26. Gently (Take 4)

27. Gently (Take 5 [Master])

28. In Your Arms (Take 1)

29. In Your Arms (Take 2 [Master])

30. Give Me The Right (Take 1)

31. Give Me The Right (Take 2)

32. Give Me The Right (Takes 3-4 [Master])

CD 2

SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY

MARCH 1961 SESSIONS (CONTINUED)

1. I Feel So Bad (Take 1)

2. I Feel So Bad (Take 2 [Master])

3. It's a Sin (Takes 1-2)

4. It's a Sin (Takes 3-4 [Master])

5. I Want You With Me (Rehearsal)

6. I Want You With Me (Take 1)

7. I Want You With Me (Take 2 [Master])

8. There's Always Me (Take 1)

9. There's Always Me (Take 2)

10. There's Always Me (Takes 3-4)

11. There's Always Me (Takes 5-9)

12. There's Always Me (Take 10 [Master])

13. Starting Today (Take 1)

14. Starting Today (Take 2)

15. Starting Today (Take 3 [Master])

16. Sentimental Me (Take 1)

17. Sentimental Me (Take 2/M)

18. Judy (Take 1)

19. Judy (Takes 2-3)

20. Judy (Take 4)

21. Judy (Takes 5-7)

22. Judy (Take 8 [Master])

23. Put the Blame On Me (Takes 1-2)

24. Put the Blame On Me (Takes 3-4)

25. Put the Blame On Me (Take 5 [Master])

CD 3

WILD IN THE COUNTRY SESSIONS

1. Lonely Man (Take 1)

2. Lonely Man (Takes 2-3)

3. Lonely Man (Take 4)

4. Lonely Man (Takes 5-8)

5. Lonely Man (Take 9)

6. Lonely Man (Takes 10-12)

7. Lonely Man (Take 13 [Master])

8. Lonely Man (Solo, take 1)

9. Lonely Man (Solo, takes 2-3)

10. Lonely Man (Solo, take 4 [Master])

11. In My Way (Take 1)

12. In My Way (Take 2)

13. In My Way (Takes 3-7)

14. In My Way (Take 8 [Master])

CD 4

WILD IN THE COUNTRY SESSIONS (CONTINUED)

1. Wild In The Country (Take 1)

2. Wild In The Country (Takes 2-8)

3. Wild In The Country (Takes 9-11)

4. Wild In The Country (Takes 12-13)

5. Wild In The Country (Take 14)

6. Wild In The Country (Takes 15-16)

7. Wild In The Country (Takes 17-18)

8. Wild In The Country (Take 19 [Master])

9. Forget Me Never (Take 1)

10. Forget Me Never (Take 2)

11. Forget Me Never (Take 3 [Master])

12. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Takes 1-3)

13. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Takes 4-6)

14. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Takes 7-9)

15. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Take 10)

16. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Take 11)

17. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Takes 12-13 [Master])

18. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Lower key, takes 14-16)

19. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Lower key, takes 17-18 [Master])

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Title:

Memphis to Nashville '61

Label:

FTD [FTD 204] [82876 67969 2]

Format:

CD + book

Number of tracks:

Running time:

72:00

Type of album:
Studio

Linked to:

FTD discography

Year:

2014

Recording date:

November 8, 1960 - March 12/13, 1961

Release date:

June 2014

Singles:

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Memphis to Nashville '61 was produced by FTD with the intention of explaining in detail the events in Elvis' life and career in 1961. The richly illustrated book discusses his benefit concerts in Memphis and the recordings in Nashville, with texts interspersed with rare photos and memorabilia. To accompany it, the label made available a CD with the original mono version of the LP "Something For Everybody" and two interviews from 1961.

The work contains the following tracks:

ORIGINAL ALBUM IN MONO

1. There's Always Me

2. Give Me the Right

3. It's a Sin

4. Sentimenal Me

5. Starting Today

6. Gently

7. I'm Comin' Home

8. In Your Arms

9. Put the Blame On Me

10. Judy