Tickle Me (EP)
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Tickle Me is an
In the UK, there were not one but two accompanying soundtrack EPs released, Tickle Me Vol. 1 and Tickle Me Vol. 2.
Content
For the first time in his career, the budget did not allow new songs to be commissioned for a Presley film. The soundtrack was assembled from previously released recordings, recycling nine songs in total with some dating back to
All songs were taken, as originally pressed, from previously released albums but a new vocal was recorded for "I Feel That I've Known You Forever", and a harmony vocal and narration was removed on "I'm Yours".
Four of the songs were released on
"I'm Yours" was released on 45 rpm as presented on film and the flip side was the movie opening number "
The soundtrack EP was issued in June 1965 containing the other five songs. It only reached No. 70 on the singles chart, another indication of format's lack of appeal by the mid-1960s,[3] although the fact its contents featured songs that were already available on various still-in-catalog albums may have also played a role. RCA would only issue one more extended play single for Presley in 1967.
In the UK, a Tickle Me Vol. 2 EP was issued containing the four tracks released on singles in the US.
In the 1960s, to obtain all nine songs in
Reissues
Tickle Me was reissued on the Follow That Dream label in 2005 in a deluxe 2-disc CD collection containing the original Extended Play along with numerous alternate takes from the original recording sessions.
Personnel
- Elvis Presley – vocals; guitar (recordings prior to June 1961)
- The Jordanaires, Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
- Boots Randolph – saxophone
- Scotty Moore, Hank Garland, Harold Bradley, Grady Martin, Jerry Kennedy – electric guitar
- Floyd Cramer – piano
- Bob Moore – double bass
- D. J. Fontana, Buddy Harman – drums
Track listing
Tickle Me, Vol. 1
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Feel That I've Known You Forever" (from Fun in Acapulco) | May 27, 1963 | 2:12 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Night Rider" (from Pot Luck with Elvis) |
| October 15, 1961 | 2:08 |
| 2. | "Put the Blame on Me" (from Something for Everybody) |
| March 12, 1961 | 1:57 |
| 3. | "Dirty, Dirty Feeling" (from Elvis Is Back!) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | April 3, 1960 | 1:35 |
Tickle Me, Vol. 2 (UK only)
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " (It's a) Long, Lonely Highway" (from Kissin' Cousins ) |
| May 27–28, 1963 | 2:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Elvis is Back!) |
| March 20–21, 1960 | 2:08 |
| 2. | "(Such an) Easy Question" (from Pot Luck with Elvis) | March 18–19, 1962 | 2:19 |
Charts
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 70 |
References
- ^ "1960s discography".
- ^ Jorgensen, Ernst. Elvis Presley A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998; p. 199.
- ^ Jorgensen, op. cit., p. 416.
- ^ "Elvis Presley – Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
External links
- Tickle Me at Discogs (list of releases)
- Tickle Me Vol. 1 at AllMusic
- Tickle Me Vol. 2 at AllMusic
