G.I. Blues (song)

"G.I. Blues"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album G.I. Blues
A-side
Released1961
RecordedApril 27 (possibly 28), 1960
Length2:36
Songwriter(s)
[1]

"G.I. Blues" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1960 motion picture G.I. Blues. Its first LP release was on the eponymous soundtrack album in October 1960.[2]

In some countries it was also released on a single or an eponymous EP.

Writing and recording history

The song was written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett.[3][4][5]

Presley recorded it during the soundtrack recordings for the Paramount movie G.I' Blues at the RCA Studio in Hollywood on April 27–28, 1960.[2][6][7][8] Takes 7 and 10 were spliced together to form the vocal master.[5]

Track listings

7-inch single (Victor SS 1251, Japan, 1960)[1]

  1. "G.I. Blues" (2:35)
  2. "Doin' The Best I Can" (3:10)

7-inch single (Italy, Israel)[9]

  1. "Wooden Heart"
  2. "G.I. Blues"

7-inch EP (France, Israel)[10]

  1. "Tonight's All Right For Love"
  2. "Wooden Heart"
  3. "G.I. Blues"
  4. "Didja' Ever"

Charts

Chart (1961) Peak
position
Belgium (Wallonia)[1] 8
Italy (Musica e dischi)[11] 17

References

  1. ^ a b c "australian-charts.com - Elvis Presley - G.I. Blues". Retrieved 2017-01-07.
  2. ^ a b Jerry Osborne; Bruce Hamilton (1980). Presleyana. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-073-9.
  3. ^ Harris M. Lentz III (31 March 2016). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2015. McFarland. pp. 26–. ISBN 978-0-7864-7667-1.
  4. ^ James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 54–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
  5. ^ a b Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 200–. ISBN 978-1-4668-6855-7.
  6. ^ Ernst Jorgensen (22 April 2014). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music. St. Martin's Press. pp. 199–. ISBN 978-1-4668-6855-7.
  7. ^ Brian McAllister Linn (6 September 2016). Elvis's Army. Harvard University Press. pp. 400–. ISBN 978-0-674-73768-6.
  8. ^ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 167–. ISBN 978-0-85712-758-7.
  9. ^ "Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart / G.I. Blues at Discogs". Discogs. 1960.
  10. ^ "Elvis Presley - G.I. Blues at Discogs". Discogs. 1961. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
  11. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Elvis Presley".