G.I._Blues_(album)

G.I. Blues
G.I. Blues
Soundtrack album by Elvis Presley
Released	September 23, 1960
Recorded	April 27 – May 6, 1960
Studio	RCA (Hollywood)
Genre	Pop, rock and roll
Length	26:35
Label	RCA Victor
Elvis Presley chronology
Singles from G.I. Blues
	"G.I. Blues"; Released: December 1960; "Wooden Heart"; Released: March 1961;

<i>G.I. Blues</i> (soundtrack)

G.I. Blues (soundtrack)

1960 soundtrack album by Elvis Presley

G.I. Blues is the third soundtrack album and seventh (overall) album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2256, in October 1960. It is the soundtrack to the 1960 film of the same name in which he starred. Recording sessions took place on April 27 and 28, and May 6, 1960, at RCA Victor Studio C and Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California. The album topped the Billboard Top Pop Album chart.^[6] It was certified gold on March 13, 1963 and platinum on March 27, 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America.^[7] The album remained at the #1 spot for ten weeks.

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Disc 1

Disc 2

The Original Album
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tonight Is So Right for Love"	2:15
2.	"What's She Really Like"	2:19
3.	"Frankfort Special"	2:57
4.	"Wooden Heart"	2:05
5.	"G.I. Blues"	2:41
6.	"Pocketful of Rainbows"	2:36
7.	"Shoppin' Around"	2:24
8.	"Big Boots"	1:33
9.	"Didja' Ever"	2:38
10.	"Blue Suede Shoes"	2:08
11.	"Doin' the Best I Can"	3:16
12.	"Tonight's All Right for Love" (alternate song)	1:26

Bonus Songs
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Shoppin' Around" (version #1)	2:17
14.	"Frankfort Special" (fast version)	2:19
15.	"Big Boots" (fast version)	1:22
16.	"Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 12)	2:26
17.	"Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 12)	2:26
18.	"Big Boots" (medium tempo version)	1:04

First Takes
No.	Title	Length
19.	"Tonight Is So Right for Love" (Barcarolle from The Tales Of Hoffman, instrumental)	2:18
20.	"Tonight Is So Right for Love" (takes 1-2)	3:07
21.	"What's She Really Like" (takes 1-5)	6:25
22.	"Frankfort Special" (fast version takes 1-2)	3:48
23.	"Wooden Heart" (take 1)	2:13
24.	"Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, takes 1-2)	4:52
25.	"Shoppin' Around" (version #1, take 1)	2:34
26.	"Big Boots" (fast version, takes 1-2)	1:48
27.	"Big Boots" (slow version, take 1)	1:39
28.	"Didja' Ever" (take 1)	2:59
29.	"Tonight's All Right for Love" (take 1)	1:24
30.	"Doin' The Best I Can" (takes 1-3)	5:11

April 27–28 Sessions
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 3)	2:43
2.	"Shoppin' Around" (instrumental take 4)	1:46
3.	"Shoppin' Around" (version #1, takes 2-4)	3:20
4.	"Shoppin' Around" (version #1, take 5)	2:26
5.	"Doin' The Best I Can" (takes 4-7)	2:23
6.	"Doin' The Best I Can" (takes 8-9)	3:44
7.	"G.I. Blues" (takes 2-4)	3:45
8.	"G.I. Blues" (take 5)	2:43
9.	"Tonight Is So Right for Love" (take 3)	2:30
10.	"Tonight Is So Right for Love" (take 4)	2:36
11.	"Tonight Is So Right for Love" (takes 5-7)	5:28
12.	"Frankfort Special" (fast version, takes 3-7)	6:51
13.	"Frankfort Special" (fast version, take 8)	2:42
14.	"Big Boots" (fast version, take 3)	1:36
15.	"Big Boots" (fast version, take 4)	1:41
16.	"Big Boots" (slow version, takes 2-3)	2:26
17.	"What's She Really Like" (takes 6-7)	3:32
18.	"What's She Really Like" (takes 8-11)	6:10
19.	"What's She Really Like" (takes 12-13)	3:02
20.	"Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, takes 4-7)	5:36
21.	"Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 8)	2:51
22.	"Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 9)	2:49
23.	"Pocketful of Rainbows" (version #1, take 10)	2:48
24.	"Wooden Heart" (takes 2-4M)	3:53

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Disc 1

Disc 2

Master Takes - Remixed
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Didja' Ever" (take 2 CO-sp replaced master)	2:54
2.	"Doin' The Best I Can" (take 13/M)	3:32
3.	"G. I. Blues" (take 7/M + insert ending takes 8-10/M)	4:36
4.	"Tonight Is So Right For Love" (takes 10-11/M)	4:16
5.	"What's She Really Like" (takes 17-19/M + insert takes 20-22/M)	8:11
6.	"Blue Suede Shoes" (take 1/M)	2:14
7.	"Wooden Heart" (take 4/M)	2:09
8.	"Shoppin'Around" (remake, takes 6-7/M)	2:57
9.	"Pocketful Of Rainbows" (remake, take 2/M)	2:36
10.	"Frankfort Special" (remake, takes 9-10/M)	4:29
11.	"Tonight's All Right For Love" (take 10/M + insert takes 1-2/M)	3:22
12.	"Big Boots" (slow version, take 4/M)	1:40
13.	"Big Boots" (slow version, remake, insert takes 2-4/M)	1:55

Outtakes
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Shoppin' Around" (version 1, takes 6-10)	4:59
15.	"Doin'The Best I Can" (takes 10-12)	4:38
16.	"G.I. Blues" (take 6)	2:47
17.	"Tonight Is So Right For Love" (take 8)	2:30
18.	"Tonight Is So Right For Love" (take 9)	2:29
19.	"Big Boots" (fast version, takes 6-5)	1:40
20.	"What's She Really Like" (takes 14-16)	4:13
21.	"Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, takes 11,13-14)	3:19
22.	"Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, takes 15-16)	3:31
23.	"Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, take 17)	2:50

Outtakes continues
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, takes 18-20)	6:18
2.	"Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, takes 21-25)	5:04
3.	"Pocketful Of Rainbows" (version 1, takes 26-28)	4:45
4.	"Big Boots" (medium tempo version, take 1)	1:10
5.	"Shoppin' Around" (remake, takes 1-2)	2:47
6.	"Shoppin' Around" (remake, takes 3-5)	3:24
7.	"Pocketful Of Rainbows" (remake, takes 1-3)	4:11
8.	"Frankfort Special" (fast version, takes 9-12/fs + remake takes 1-5)	9:11
9.	"Frankfort Special" (remake, takes 6-8)	5:38
10.	"Tonight's All Right For Love" (takes 2-5)	4:05
11.	"Tonight's All Right For Love" (take 6)	1:27
12.	"Tonight's All Right For Love" (takes 7-8)	2:02
13.	"Tonight's All Right For Love" (takes 9,11,12)	2:46
14.	"Tonight's All Right For Love" (takes 14-15)	2:03
15.	"Tonight's All Right For Love" (takes 16-17)	2:15
16.	"Big Boots" (slow version, remake takes 1-6 + insert take 1)	4:50

Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
17.	"Tonight¹s All Right For Love" (Tales from the Vienna Woods, instrumental)	2:26
18.	"Wooden Heart" (Grammafunken Version, instrumental)	1:19
19.	"Whistling Blues" (Instrumental)	3:26

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
12.	"Tonight's All Right For Love"	Sid Wayne, Abner Silver, Johann Strauss II	May 6, 1960	1:21
13.	"Big Boots" (fast version)	Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards	May 6, 1960	1:14
14.	"Shoppin' Around" (alternate take 11)	Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett	April 27, 1960	2:15
15.	"Frankfort Special" (fast version take 2)	Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards	April 27, 1960	2:25
16.	"Pocketful of Rainbows" (alternate take 2)	Ben Weisman and Fred Wise	April 28, 1960	2:47
17.	"Didja' Ever" (alternate take 1)	Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards	April 27, 1960	2:42
18.	"Big Boots" (acoustic version)	Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards	May 6, 1960	0:58
19.	"What's She Really Like" (alternate take 7)	Abner Silver and Sid Wayne	April 28, 1960	2:24
20.	"Doin' the Best I Can" (alternate take 9)	Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman	April 27, 1960	3:17

Year	Chart	Position
1961	Billboard Pop Albums (Billboard 200) (mono and stereo)	1
1961	UK Albums Chart^[12]	1

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[14] original release	Silver	250,000^[14]
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15] 2010 rerelease	Silver	60,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[16]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

G.I._Blues_(album)

G.I. Blues (soundtrack)

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1997 CD reissue bonus tracks

2012 Follow That Dream release

2013 Café Europa Follow That Dream release

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No.	Title	Writer(s)	Recording date	Length
1.	"Tonight Is So Right for Love"	Abner Silver, Sid Wayne, Joe Lilley	April 27, 1960	2:14
2.	"What's She Really Like"	Abner Silver and Sid Wayne	April 28, 1960	2:17
3.	"Frankfort Special"	Sid Wayne and Sherman Edwards	May 6, 1960	2:58
4.	"Wooden Heart"	Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey, Bert Kaempfert	April 28, 1960	2:03
5.	"G.I. Blues"	Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett	April 27, 1960	2:36

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Rough Guides	^[5]