Elvis by Request: Flaming Star and 3 Other Great Songs
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Elvis by Request: Flaming Star and 3 Other Great Songs is an EP by American singer Elvis Presley, containing two songs from the motion picture Flaming Star[1] ("Flaming Star" and "Summer Kisses Winter Tears", the latter cut from the final print)[2] and two of his earlier hits on the reverse side.
Recording and releases
Two months after the film's premiere, RCA released the
The song "Flaming Star" would be the title track of Elvis Sings Flaming Star, available at first only through select retail stores featuring products by the Singer sewing machine company as a promotional tie-in with Presley's 1968 Christmas television special, which Singer had sponsored. This album would begin the series of Presley budget releases on the RCA Camden subsidiary label.
Elvis by Request is the only Presley EP to play at 33⅓ rpm. All of his other EPs were 45 rpm.[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Fred Wise , Jack Lloyd | August 8, 1960 | 2:17 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Are You Lonesome Tonight?" | Lou Handman and Roy Turk | April 4, 1960 | 3:05 |
| 2. | "It's Now or Never" | Eduardo di Capua, Aaron Schroeder, Wally Gold | April 3, 1960 | 3:15 |
Personnel
Credits for “Flaming Star” and “Summer Kisses, Winter Tears” only.
- Elvis Presley – vocals
- The Jordanaires – background vocals
- Howard Roberts – electric guitars
- Tiny Timbrell – acoustic guitars
- Jimmie Haskell – accordion
- Dudley Brooks – piano
- Myer Rubin – double bass
- Bernie Mattinson – drums
References
- ISBN 9780345420893.
Spurred by radio broadcast of a bootleg recording of the songs from the movie, RCA creates an aptly named "request" EP Both Elvis and the Colonel feel the soundtrack material is unsuitable for record release but swallow a healthy dose of reality agreeing to put out the two best songs
- ISBN 978-1-61713-580-4. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
... tracks recorded off the screen, Elvis was persuaded to allow "Flaming Star" and a ballad cut from the final print, "Summer Kisses, Winter Tears," to be released ...
- ^ ISBN 978-0312263157.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Vincent, Alice (January 13, 2016). "Does a 1960s Elvis song hold the key to Bowie's Blackstar, and 5 other theories behind his mysterious farewell". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ISBN 978-0385126366.
External links
- Elvis by Request — Flaming Star and 3 Other Great Songs on "Elvis the Music.com"
