Speedway is the seventeenth soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3989, on June 25, 1968.[2] It serves as the soundtrack album for the 1968 film Speedway starring Presley. Recording sessions took place at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios in Hollywood, California, on June 20 and 21, 1967. It peaked at number 82 on the Billboard 200.[3]
Speedway
Original stereo cover still in shrink wrap with hype sticker
Speedway took over the new low for chart position and album sales by Presley, selling fewer than 100,000 copies, and jeopardizing his recording career.[4]: 262 Much to his relief, it killed the soundtrack formula, this being the final Presley dramatic feature film to have a full soundtrack album. His last five movies of the decade — Stay Away, Joe, Live a Little, Love a Little, Charro!, The Trouble with Girls, and Change of Habit — concentrated on Presley the actor, not Presley the singer, with minimal song requirements.[4]: 239, 243, 260, 261, 279 It is also the last Presley album to be released in both stereo and mono editions as mono was being phased out by the industry, thus making the rare mono pressing of Speedway (LPM-3989) a sought-after item among collectors[5]
Eight tracks for Speedway were recorded at the sessions, with "Suppose", the only song that held interest for Elvis, dropped from the movie.[4]: 229–230 Two tracks were pulled for a single, "Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby" with "Let Yourself Go" on its flipside, and both sides made the lower reaches of the Billboard Hot 100 (respectively numbers 72 and 71) but bombed sales-wise.[4]: 244 "There Ain't Nothing Like A Song," rejected from the soundtrack for Spinout, was one of two songs that feature the lead vocals of Nancy Sinatra, here in duet with Presley.[4]: 228 All her vocals, and her "Your Groovy Self," the only time a track without Elvis featured on any of his releases, were recorded at a separate session on June 26, produced by Lee Hazlewood.[6] Three leftover tracks, including one from the May 1963 "lost album" sessions, were unearthed to round out the album.
Reissuesedit
Three songs from this album appear on Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II (1995): the two sides of the single and the title track.[7] In 2016 Speedway was reissued on the Follow That Dream label in a special 2-disc edition that contained the original album tracks along with numerous alternate takes.
^Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II at AllMusic
^"Keith Flynn's Elvis Presley Pages: Recording Sessions: June 20-21, 1967". KeithFlynn.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
^"Keith Flynn's Elvis Presley Pages: Elvis Presley Recording Sessions: September 10-11, 1967". Keith Flynn's Elvis Presley Pages. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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March 17, 2024
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Speedway is the seventeenth soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo LPM LSP 3989 on June 25 1968 2 It serves as the soundtrack album for the 1968 film Speedway starring Presley Recording sessions took place at Metro Goldwyn Mayer studios in Hollywood California on June 20 and 21 1967 It peaked at number 82 on the Billboard 200 3 SpeedwayOriginal stereo cover still in shrink wrap with hype stickerSoundtrack album by Elvis PresleyReleasedJune 25 1968RecordedMay 1963 June September 1967 January 1968StudioMGM Hollywood GenreRock popLength28 26LabelRCA VictorProducerJeff AlexanderElvis Presley chronologyElvis Gold Records Volume 4 1968 Speedway 1968 Elvis Sings Flaming Star 1968 Singles from Speedway Your Time Hasn t Come Yet Baby Let Yourself Go Released June 25 1968Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 Speedway took over the new low for chart position and album sales by Presley selling fewer than 100 000 copies and jeopardizing his recording career 4 262 Much to his relief it killed the soundtrack formula this being the final Presley dramatic feature film to have a full soundtrack album His last five movies of the decade Stay Away Joe Live a Little Love a Little Charro The Trouble with Girls and Change of Habit concentrated on Presley the actor not Presley the singer with minimal song requirements 4 239 243 260 261 279 It is also the last Presley album to be released in both stereo and mono editions as mono was being phased out by the industry thus making the rare mono pressing of Speedway LPM 3989 a sought after item among collectors 5 Contents 1 Content 2 Reissues 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 6 References 7 External linksContent editEight tracks for Speedway were recorded at the sessions with Suppose the only song that held interest for Elvis dropped from the movie 4 229 230 Two tracks were pulled for a single Your Time Hasn t Come Yet Baby with Let Yourself Go on its flipside and both sides made the lower reaches of the Billboard Hot 100 respectively numbers 72 and 71 but bombed sales wise 4 244 There Ain t Nothing Like A Song rejected from the soundtrack for Spinout was one of two songs that feature the lead vocals of Nancy Sinatra here in duet with Presley 4 228 All her vocals and her Your Groovy Self the only time a track without Elvis featured on any of his releases were recorded at a separate session on June 26 produced by Lee Hazlewood 6 Three leftover tracks including one from the May 1963 lost album sessions were unearthed to round out the album Reissues editThree songs from this album appear on Command Performances The Essential 60s Masters II 1995 the two sides of the single and the title track 7 In 2016 Speedway was reissued on the Follow That Dream label in a special 2 disc edition that contained the original album tracks along with numerous alternate takes Track listing editSide oneNo TitleWriter s Recording dateLength1 Speedway Mel Glazer and Stephen SchlaksJune 20 19672 102 There Ain t Nothing Like a Song duet with Nancy Sinatra Joy Byers Bob JohnstonJune 20 19672 063 Your Time Hasn t Come Yet Baby Joel Hirschhorn Al KashaJune 20 19671 494 Who Are You Who Am I Ben Weisman Sid WayneJune 20 19672 325 He s Your Uncle Not Your Dad Ben Weisman Sid WayneJune 21 19672 256 Let Yourself Go Joy ByersJune 21 19672 56 Side twoNo TitleWriter s Recording dateLength1 Your Groovy Self solo by Nancy Sinatra Lee HazlewoodJune 26 19672 542 Five Sleepy Heads bonus track Roy C Bennett Sid TepperJune 20 19671 293 Western Union bonus track Roy C Bennett Sid TepperMay 27 19632 104 Mine bonus track Roy C Bennett Sid TepperSeptember 10 19672 365 Goin Home bonus track Joy ByersJanuary 15 19682 236 Suppose bonus track Sylvia Dee George GoehringJune 20 19672 01Personnel editCredits from Keith Flynn and Ernst Jorgensen s examination of session tapes and RCA and AFM paperwork 8 9 Elvis Presley vocals The Jordanaires Gordon Stoker Neal Matthews Hoyt Hawkins Ray Walker backing vocals Millie Kirkham backing vocals on Mine Tiny Timbrell lead guitar Chip Young electric guitar Scotty Moore rhythm guitar on Western Union Suppose Mine and Goin Home Jerry Kennedy lead guitar on Western Union Tommy Tedesco lead guitar on He s Your Uncle Not Your Dad and Let Yourself Go Harold Bradley guitar or six string tic tac electric bass on Mine Larry Muhoberac piano Floyd Cramer piano on Mine Charlie Hodge piano on Suppose Hoyt Hawkins organ on Mine Bob Moore double bass electric bass D J Fontana drums Buddy Harman drums Boots Randolph saxophone Charlie McCoy trumpet guitar or harmonica on Mine Tony Terran trumpet uncertain Pete Drake pedal steel guitarProduction staffJeffrey Alexander producer Felton Jarvis producer Mine Aaron Rochin engineer Lyle Burbridge engineer Jim Malloy engineer Mine June 26 1967 session Your Groovy Self by Nancy Sinatra only Nancy Sinatra vocals Billy Strange electric guitar Donald Owens electric guitar Donnie Lanier electric guitar Al Casey electric guitar Larry Knechtel piano Don Randi piano Chuck Berghofer bass Hal Blaine drums Roy Caton trumpet Virgil Evans trumpet Oliver Mitchell trumpet Dick Hyde tromboneCharts editChart 1968 PeakpositionBillboard Pop Albums 82References edit Allmusic review Speedway album Elvis Records Elvis Presley awards Allmusic Rovi Corp 2013 Retrieved May 22 2013 a b c d e Jorgensen Ernst Elvis Presley A Life in Music The Complete Recording Sessions New York St Martin s Press 1998 Megocollector website Elvis Presley sessionography Command Performances The Essential 60s Masters II at AllMusic Keith Flynn s Elvis Presley Pages Recording Sessions June 20 21 1967 KeithFlynn com Retrieved January 22 2024 Keith Flynn s Elvis Presley Pages Elvis Presley Recording Sessions September 10 11 1967 Keith Flynn s Elvis Presley Pages Retrieved January 22 2024 External links editSpeedway at Discogs list of releases LPM 3989 Speedway monaural Guide part of The Elvis Presley Record Research Database LSP 3989 Speedway stereo Guide part of The Elvis Presley Record Research Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Speedway soundtrack amp oldid 1209536996, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
