Girl Happy (Single/LP - RCA, 1965)

Title:

Girl Happy

Label:

RCA Victor [LSP/LPM 3338]

Format:

LP

Number of tracks:

12

Running time:

24:15

Type of album:

Soundtrack

Linked to:

Official discography; Girl Happy, 1965

Year:

1965

Recording date:

March 18, 1962 / June 10-12, 1964

Release date:

March 1, 1965

Singles:

"Do the Clam / You'll Be Gone" (Feb. 9, 1965)

                                                                                                                      "Puppet On a String / Wooden Heart" (Oct. 26, 1965)

Girl Happy is Elvis' seventeenth soundtrack album, his 29th LP for RCA and 43rd audiophonic work (including singles and EPs). Recorded in June 1964 at Radio Recorders, its content includes the soundtrack to the 1965 film of the same name.

Excluding the singles compilation "Elvis' Golden Records, Volume 3" from 1963, this was the sixth consecutive soundtrack album. Eleven songs were recorded and, for the first time, all were used in the production and on the album. To circumvent some rights, "Yeah, She's Evil!", originally released by Bill Haley & His Comets on the Decca label in July 1964, was retitled "The Meanest Girl in Town", a feature often used by Parker when it came to profit at all costs.

"Do the Clam" was released approximately a month before the album as a single, reaching number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remaining on the charts for eight weeks; "You'll Be Gone", the only unreleased track from the March 18, 1962 session for the "Pot Luck with Elvis" LP, was its B-side. "Puppet On a String" would be released as a single on Christmas 1965, with "Wooden Heart" on the B-side.

The original work had its execution speed increased by 8% for a reason unknown to this day. While some believe that an error in the mastering process caused the speed of the tracks to be above normal and that RCA did not want or did not have time to correct it, others believe that the record company carried out this process consciously thinking of bringing the the sound of Elvis to that of the idols of the "British Invasion" which at that time dominated the US music market.

Upon its original release on March 1, 1965, the album reached eighth place among the most purchased pop LPs. The possible error in recording speed, which appears in both the film and its soundtrack LP in a notable way, was maintained in the first re-release of the work by FTD in 2003. The record company corrected the speed in an upgrade of the album, released in 2009.

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RECORDING SESSIONS

Date:

March 18, 1962; June 10-12, 1964

Studio:

RCA Studio B

Radio Recorders

Location:

Nashville, Tennessee

Hollywood, California

Musicians:

Voice: Elvis Presley

Electric guitar: Scotty Moore, Tommy Tedesco, Hilmer J 'Tiny' Timbrell, Harold Bradley, Thomas 'Grady' Martin

Bass: Bob Moore

Drums: DJ Fontana, Murray 'Buddy' Harman, Frank Carlson

Piano: Floyd Cramer
Organ: Floyd Cramer

Saxophone: Homer 'Boots' Randolph
Vibraphone: Thomas 'Grady' Martin, Homer 'Boots' Randolph

Backing Vocals: The Jordanaires, The Jubillee Four, The Carol Lombard Singers, Millie Kirkham

Sound engineer/Recording engineer:

Steve Sholes / Bill Porter / Dave Wiechman

MARCH 18, 1962
                                   Something Blue N2WW 0685-07
                                   Gonna Get Back Home Somehow N2WW 0686-07
                                   (Such an) Easy Question N2WW 0687-05
                                   Fountain of Love N2WW 0688-10
                                   Just For Old Time Sake N2WW 0689-05
                                   Night Rider (Remake) N2WW 0690-05
                                   You'll Be Gone N2WW 0691-03

JUNE 10, 1964

                                  Puppet On A String SPA3 2010-11

                                  Puppet On A String (Movie Version)

                                  The Meanest Girl In Town SPA3 2008-13

                                  Girl Happy

                                  Girl Happy (Insert #1 - Ending)

                                  Girl Happy (Original Composite)

JUNE 11, 1964

                                Cross My Heart & Hope To Die SPA3 2007-SP

                                Spring Fever SPA3 2002-24

                                Do Not Disturb SPA3 2006-36

                                I've Got To Find My Baby (Track)

                                Fort Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce (Track)

JUNE 12, 1964

                               Startin' Tonight (Track)

                               Do The Clam (Track)

                               Wolf Call (Track)

                               Wolf Call (Track - Intro)

                               Wolf Call (Track - Composite)

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SESSION LOGS

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RELATED LP AND SINGLES TRACKS (RCA, 1965)

DO THE CLAM (SINGLE)

February 9, 1965

1. Do the Clam

2. You'll Be Gone

GIRL HAPPY (LP)

March 1, 1965

1. Girl Happy

2. Spring Fever

3. Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

4. Startin' Tonight

5. Wolf Call

6. Do Not Disturb

7. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

8. The Meanest Girl In Town

9. Do the Clam

10. Puppet On a String

11. I've Got to Find My Baby

12. You'll Be Gone

PUPPET ON A STRING (SINGLE)

October 26, 1965

1. Puppet On a String

2. Wooden Heart

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FTD VERSIONS

Title:

Girl Happy

Label:

FTD [FTD 023 / FTD 023RI] [82876 50408 2]

Format:

CD

Number of tracks:

24

Running time:

67:30

Type of album:

Soundtrack / Recording session

Linked to:

FTD discography

Year:

2003

Recording date:

March 18, 1962 - June 12, 1964

Release date:

April 23, 2003 / January 2010

Singles:

---

With the task of making the first re-release of the album since 1965, FTD invested heavily in new editing and equalization techniques to deliver an old and not very popular work with a new look and sound. The first difference is in the audio, which has been remastered and edited to feel more open, creating a stereo remix that truly delivers on RCA's never-fulfilled promise of a "Living Stereo" sound. Furthermore, an adequate distance was also created between the band, backing vocals and Elvis' voice, giving the three factors their prominent places without trampling one another.

Due to errors in its own matrix, FTD remade and re-released the album in 2010.  After realizing that it had listed Take 4 of "You'll Be Gone" as the Master, Follow That Dream decided to re-edit the album to correct the mistake and re-released it with exactly the same content and improving, although almost imperceptibly, the audio.

Both CDs contain the following tracks:

ORIGINAL ALBUM

1. Girl Happy

2. Spring Fever

3. Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

4. Startin' Tonight

5. Wolf Call

6. Do Not Disturb

7. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

8. The Meanest Girl in Town

9. Do the Clam

10. Puppet On a String

11. I've Got to Find My Baby

12. You'll Be Gone

OUTTAKES

13. Puppet On a String (Takes 5, 6, 7)

14. The Meanest Girl in Town (Takes 7, 8, 9)

15. Spring Fever (Take 4)

16. Do Not Disturb (Takes 24, 25, 26, 27)

17. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (Take 6)

18. Girl Happy (Takes 1, 2, 3, 4)

19. Puppet On a String (Take 10)

20. Spring Fever (Takes 18, 19, 21)

21. The Meanest Girl in Town (Take 11)

22. Do Not Disturb (Take 35)

23. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (9, 10, 11) [Used for Spliced Master]

24. Girl Happy (Takes 13 and 4 of Ending) [Used for spliced Master]

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Title:

The Girl Happy Sessions

Label:

FTD [FTD 240] [506020 975191 7]

Format:

3x CD

Number of tracks:

72

Running time:

210:00

Type of album:

Soundtrack / Recording session

Linked to:

FTD discography

Year:

2024

Recording date:

March 18, 1962 - October 11,  1964

Relase date:

December 2024

Singles:

---

Almost 22 years after the release of their version of the album in 2003, FTD finally brings the complete recording sessions of the soundtrack to the public.

The work includes the following tracks:

CD 1

ORIGINAL ALBUM (WOTHOUT "YOU'LL BE GONE")

1. Girl Happy

2. Spring Fever

3. Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

4. Startin' Tonight

5. Wolf Call

6. Do Not Disturb

7. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die

8. The Meanest Girl in Town

9. Do the Clam

10. Puppet On a String

11. I've Got to Find My Baby

LACQUES IF UNEDITED MASTERS

12. Wolf Call

13. Startin' Tonight

14. I've Got to Find My Baby

15. Do the Clam

16. The Meanest Girl in Town

17. Wolf Call (with The Jordanaires)

BONUS FROM "TICKLE ME" (OCTOBER 6-11, 1964)

18. I Feel That I've Known You Forever (Movie Version)

INSTRUMENTAL OUTTAKES

19. I've Got to Find My Baby (Take 1)

20. Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce (Take 4)

21. Startin' Tonight (Take 1)

22. Do the Clam (Take 3)

CD 2

JUNE 10, 1964 SESSIONS

1. Puppet On a String (Takes 3-7)

2. Puppet On a String (Takes 8-10)

3. Puppet On a String (Take 11 - Master)

4. The Meanest Girl in Town (Takes 1, 2)

5. The Meanest Girl in Town (Takes 3-5)

6. The Meanest Girl in Town (Take 6)

7. The Meanest Girl in Town (Takes 7-9)

8. The Meanest Girl in Town (Takes 10, 11)

9. The Meanest Girl in Town (Takes 12, 13 - Master)

10. Girl Happy (Takes 1-3)

11. Girl Happy (Take 4)

12. Girl Happy (Takes 5-8)

13. Girl Happy (Takes 9-11)

14. Girl Happy (Take 12)

15. Girl Happy (Take 13)

JUNE 11, 1964 SESSIONS

16. Girl Happy (Ending Takes 1-3 & 5)

17. Girl Happy (Take 13 plus Ending Take 4 - Master)

18. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (Takes 1-3)

19. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (Takes 4, 5)

20. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (Take 6)

21. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (Takes 7, 8)

22. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (Take 9)

23. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (Takes 10, 11)

24. Cross My Heart and Hope to Die (Splice of Takes 9 and 11 - Master)

CD 3

JUNE 11, 1964 SESSIONS (CONTINUED)

1. Spring Fever (Takes 1-4)

2. Spring Fever (Takes 5-9)

3. Spring Fever (Take 10)

4. Spring Fever (Takes 11-13)

5. Spring Fever (Take 14)

6. Spring Fever (Takes 15, 16)

7. Spring Fever (Takes 17-20)

8. Spring Fever (Take 21)

9. Spring Fever (Take 22, 23)

10. Spring Fever (Take 24 -Master)

11. Do Not Disturb (Takes 1-10)

12. Do Not Disturb (Takes 11-13)

13. Do Not Disturb (Takes 14-18)

14. Do Not Disturb (Takes 19-22)

15. Do Not Disturb (Takes 23, 24

16. Do Not Disturb (Takes 25-27)

17. Do Not Disturb (Take 28)

18. Do Not Disturb (Takes 29-31)

19. Do Not Disturb (Takes 32, 33)

20. Do Not Disturb (Takes 34, 35)

21. Do Not Disturb (Take 36 - Master)

JUNE 15, 1964 SESSIONS

22. I've Got to Find My Baby (Take 2 - Vocal Overdub Take 1 - Master)

23. Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce (Take 7 - Vocal Overdub Take 2 - Master)

24. Startin' Tonight (Take 3 - Vocal Overdub Take 4)

25. Do the Clam (Take 5 - Vocal Overdub Take 2)

26. Wolf Call (Spliced Master - vocal overdub take 5)