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Track Listings
| 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 |
Editorial Reviews
Shelley Fabares joined Elvis onscreen for this 1965 beach-party musical, the soundtrack for which shot to #8.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Girl Happy is a soundtrack that holds a lot of delightful background information apart from its overall pleasant listening experience.
The background information comes to us through the CD package booklet and lets us in incidents like the 36 takes of "Do Not Disturb" that had to be covered in order to have the final acceptable level. During a segment of that track's takes we hear the sound engineer say to Elvis that they already have a partial demo that is ok. Elvis, immediately responds that ok is not acceptable therefore more takes need to be reckoned with. On another incident, during the recording of "Spring Fever" we hear the sound engineer convey to Elvis that the specific song needs to come across with a happier, (no pun intended here due to the album title) feeling. The comment continues and the sound engineer says that maybe his mind is somewhere else.
Overall, the album presents a list of songs that are somewhat indifferent and even the most electrifying performance by Elvis does not attach any merit to them.
But do hold on, because there are some excellent pieces as well like the tender "Puppet On A String" the sensual "Do Not Disturb" the grooviest in terms of lyrics and music "Girl Happy" and the best of them all "Spring Fever".
A very large omission remains the cover of "Spring Fever" between Elvis and Shelley, with boy - girl respectively vocal backgrounds, which is the highlight of the film. Let's hope for a latter surfacing of this cover on a future CD project.
The song "Girl Happy" is further presented in its original slow tempo version which is equally if not more effective than the speeded track that appeared on the original album.
A must have for every collector.
The background information comes to us through the CD package booklet and lets us in incidents like the 36 takes of "Do Not Disturb" that had to be covered in order to have the final acceptable level. During a segment of that track's takes we hear the sound engineer say to Elvis that they already have a partial demo that is ok. Elvis, immediately responds that ok is not acceptable therefore more takes need to be reckoned with. On another incident, during the recording of "Spring Fever" we hear the sound engineer convey to Elvis that the specific song needs to come across with a happier, (no pun intended here due to the album title) feeling. The comment continues and the sound engineer says that maybe his mind is somewhere else.
Overall, the album presents a list of songs that are somewhat indifferent and even the most electrifying performance by Elvis does not attach any merit to them.
But do hold on, because there are some excellent pieces as well like the tender "Puppet On A String" the sensual "Do Not Disturb" the grooviest in terms of lyrics and music "Girl Happy" and the best of them all "Spring Fever".
A very large omission remains the cover of "Spring Fever" between Elvis and Shelley, with boy - girl respectively vocal backgrounds, which is the highlight of the film. Let's hope for a latter surfacing of this cover on a future CD project.
The song "Girl Happy" is further presented in its original slow tempo version which is equally if not more effective than the speeded track that appeared on the original album.
A must have for every collector.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
As a big Elvis fan I hate to see his lesser material like this GIRL HAPPY soundtrack promoted the way many reviews do, because that just hurts Elvis's image. GIRL HAPPY is one of his so-so films, but actually would have been quite enjoyable except for the lame songs he was forced to sing for it. In fact, in Susan Doll's interesting book Films of Elvis Presley, she relates that as "Girl Happy" was in production, Elvis complained about the "mediocre pop tunes" that filled this and so many of his movies by the mid-1960s. The director suggested that Elvis take acting classes to improve his chances in Hollywood, but alas, Elvis never followed through on that. However, even though the overall soundtrack to "Girl Happy" is less than memorable, there ARE a couple of decent songs here, namely, "Puppet On a String" and "The Meanest Girl in Town" (which, according to the book Elvis Presley in the Movies with DVD by Timothy Knight, is the only song on the soundtrack that was not written for the movie). Some of Elvis's best movie music can be found on the CDs King Creole (1958 Film), Loving You, Blue Hawaii, Jailhouse Rock/Love Me Tender, The Essential Elvis: The First Movies, and Viva Las Vegas [Soundtrack], while a pretty good 2-CD set of songs spanning his entire movie career is Elvis at the Movies.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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It was fun music back in 1965 and it's still fun music today. That's all it was ever meant to be. The music promoted the movies. The movies promoted the music. Both Elvis and the "Colonel" became
very rich. I very much enjoyed this album back in the day and still do today. Glad they're finally getting around to releasing some of these soundtracks singlely with much improved sound.
very rich. I very much enjoyed this album back in the day and still do today. Glad they're finally getting around to releasing some of these soundtracks singlely with much improved sound.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
One of His Better Soundtracks
While many Elvis movies have mediocre if not pathetic soundtracks, this one is actually very entertaining. Read more
Published 10 months ago by I_Am_My_Pen
BUY SONGS INDIVIDUALLY, NOT THE WHOLE SOUNDTRACK
APPROACH ELVIS MOVIE SOUNDTRACKS CAREFULLY.
IF YOU WANT TO BUY SONGS FROM THIS MOVIE, I SUGGEST LISTENING TO EACH TRACK ON AMAZON AND BUYING THEM ONE BY ONE. Read more
IF YOU WANT TO BUY SONGS FROM THIS MOVIE, I SUGGEST LISTENING TO EACH TRACK ON AMAZON AND BUYING THEM ONE BY ONE. Read more
Published 24 months ago by Kenpo Mark
"What a crazy, way-out way to be!"
How do you review an album with songs such as "Do the Clam," "Wolf Call," and "Do Not Disturb?" Well, a sense of humor helps! Actually, this album deserves 2. Read more
Published on April 25, 2010 by LP Quagmire
This girl is happy!
Once again Elvis doesn't dissappoint his fans. If you are a fan of Girl Happy you will be a fan of this Cd. It is fantastic.
Published on March 1, 2010 by Melissa
But it only if you wish to complete your Elvis CD's....
This was the first Elvis soundtrack I bought when it originally was for sale and I took it back to the record store with a white lie or two that it was defective sound-wise. Read more
Published on February 27, 2010 by Edward A. Jones
2.5 stars - not for general EP fans
Yes, I loved the movie and soundtrack when I was 14, and brought friends back twice to see it in the movies. But by the time it hit TV, I found it harder and harder to watch. Read more
Published on February 15, 2010 by Phil S.
Elvis catches an ocean's worth of memorable pop songs
There are a number of commonly held misconceptions about Elvis Presley's film career: Elvis couldn't act, his movies were all throwaways, and the soundtracks were populated... Read more
Published on January 26, 2010 by hyperbolium
This is undoubtedly the weirdest g**damn chord change I ever tangled...
This is the soundtrack to a 1965 Elvis movie. It's not a particularly good soundtrack. The single from the album was "Do the Clam", which is arguably the worst song Elvis ever... Read more
Published on August 11, 2007 by Johnny Heering
Not bad,not great,just good.
In the mid sixties,smack in the middle of the british invasion
and the folk music boom(not to mention the motown explosion)
one Elvis Presley gave this offering to music... Read more
and the folk music boom(not to mention the motown explosion)
one Elvis Presley gave this offering to music... Read more
Published on October 3, 2003
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