EAP Index World: Wild In the Country (CD

Title:

Wild in the Country

Label:

FTD [FTD 069] [88697 23446 2]

Format:

Number of tracks:

Running time:

63:00

Type of album:

Soundtrack / Recording session

Linked to:

FTD discography; Wild in the Country, 1961

Year:

2008

Recording date:

November 7 and 8, 1960

Release date:

January 8, 2008

Singles:

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Wild in the Country was Elvis' seventh film and the first released in 1961, on June 15 of that year. Its dramatic story marks the last time the singer would be seen in a serious production before "Charro!" in 1969.

Having noted that the soundtracks for "King Creole", "G.I. Blues" and "Flaming Star" had sold well above expectations, the Colonel decided that the best thing to do to make a profit was to fill his protégé's films with songs, which would become the standard model until the end of his film career.

However, Elvis was not at all pleased to learn this and imposed some rules so that he would not break the contract with 20th Century Fox, as he had done with "Flaming Star". The final agreement dictated that the maximum number of songs in the film should be five and that Elvis could still veto one or another.

With that, the recordings were completed in two small sessions on November 7 and 8, 1960 at Radio Recorders in Hollywood.

Two songs for the film, "Lonely Man" and "Forget Me Never", ended up not being used in production. The first was made available as the B-side of the single "Surrender", on February 7, 1961, having been very poorly received by the public and critics, and the second only appeared in 1965, on the LP "Elvis For Everyone!" as well as "In My Way", heard in the film.

"Wild in the Country" was released as the B-side of the "I Feel So Bad" single on May 2, 1961 and was not very successful either, reaching only #26 on the charts. "I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell" would be used at the closing of the "Something For Everybody" LP, released on July 17, 1961. "Husky Dusky Day", sung as a duet with Hope Lange in the film, remains with its date and recording location unknown to this day.

As Wild in the Country did not receive an EP or LP at the time, the overall rating of the complete soundtrack is unknown. The film's songs were brought together in a single work for the first time in 2008, with the release of the soundtrack and its sessions by the Follow That Dream label.

As usual, FTD dug up rare audio and visual material to create a CD that was a huge fan favorite. The songs, presented with remastered audio and together with all the take-by-take work to create the perfect version, show all the versatility of Elvis, who abandons, so to speak, rock and launches himself into romantic ballads with beautiful lyrics.

The CD contains the following tracks:

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

1. Wild in the Country

2. Lonely Man

3. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (High Key)

4. In My Way

5. Forget Me Never

ALTERNATE MASTERS

6. Lonely Man (Solo)

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

OUTTAKES

8. Lonely Man (Take 1)

9. Wild in the Country (Takes 1, 2)

10. Wild in the Country (Takes 10, 11)

11. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Takes 1, 2, 3)

12. Lonely Man (Solo, Take 1)

13. In My Way (Take 1)

14. Forget Me Never (Takes 2, 1)

15. Lonely Man (Take 4)

16. Lonely Man (Solo, Takes 2, 3)

17. In My Way (Take 2)

18. In My Way (Takes 4, 5, 6/ 8)

19. Wild in the Country (akes 12, 13)

20. Wild in the Country (Take 14)

21. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Takes 7, 8, 9)

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

23. Lonely Man (Takes 6, 7, 8)

24. Lonely Man (Takes 11, 12)

25. I Slipped, I Stumbled, I Fell (Takes 14, 15, 16)

26. Wild in the Country (Take 16)

BONUS

27. Husky Dusky Day

Closing the FTD CD is a booklet with several rare photos, although some are too small to be properly admired, memorabilia, single covers from around the world and behind-the-scenes stills from the film.

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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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RECORDING SESSIONS

Dates:

November 7 and 8, 1960

Studio:

Radio Recorders

Location:

Hollywood, California

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 7, 1960
Lonely Man (Record Version) L2PB 5381-13
Lonely Man (Solo) WPA5 2504-04
In My Way (Solo) L2PB 5384-08
Wild In The Country L2PB 5383-19
Forget Me Never (Solo) L2PB 5385-03

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

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