Easy Come, Easy Go (film)
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| Directed by | John Rich Robert Goodstein (Ass't) |
| Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
| Written by | Allan Weiss & Anthony Lawrence |
| Starring | Elvis Presley Pat Priest |
| Music by | Joseph J. Lilley |
| Cinematography | William Margulies |
| Editing by | Archie Marshek |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | March 22, 1967 |
| Running time | 95 min. |
| Language | English |
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Easy Come, Easy Go is a 1967 musical film starring Elvis Presley.
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[edit] Primary cast
- Elvis Presley : Lt. (j.g.) Ted Jackson
- Dodie Marshall : Jo Symington
- Pat Priest : Dina Bishop
- Pat Harrington, Jr. : Judd Whitman
- Skip Ward : Gil Carey
- Sandy Kenyon : Lt. (j.g.) Marty Schwartz
- Elsa Lanchester : Madame Neherina
- Frank McHugh : Captain Jack
[edit] Soundtrack
An extended play record of the same title as the movie was recorded at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California in September 1966 and released in May 1967. It was the final release of new material by Presley in the EP format. The EP contains the six songs performed in the film. A seventh song, "She's a Machine", recorded but unused, later appeared on the compilation album Elvis Sings Flaming Star.
Presley was reportedly unhappy with the quality of the songs selected for the film. According to Roy Carr and Mick Farren's retrospective, Elvis: The Illustrated Record, Presley is alleged to have referred to the songs as "shit" during the recording session and the writers label this their choice for the worst record Presley ever recorded.[1]
It is often reported[2][3] that Presley recorded "Leave My Woman Alone" for the film, but only an instrumental backing was ever recorded; Presley never recorded a vocal for the song.[4][5]
[edit] Recording musicians
- Elvis Presley (vocals)
- The Jordanaires (vocals)
- Scotty Moore, Tiny Timbrell, Charlie McCoy (guitars)
- Bob Moore, Jerry Scheff (bass)
- D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman, Hal Blaine (drums)
- Michael Rubini (piano)
- Anthony Terran, William Hood, Mike Henderson, Butch Parker (horns)
[edit] Tracks (and songwriters)
Side 1:
- Easy Come Easy Go - (Sid Wayne & Ben Weisman)
- Love Machine - (Gerald Nelson, Fred Burch, Chuck Taylor)
- Yoga Is As Yoga Does - (Gerald Nelson & Fred Burch)
Side 2:
- You Gotta Stop - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)
- Sing You Children - (Gerald Nelson & Fred Burch)
- I'll Take Love - (Dolores Fuller & Mark Barker)
[edit] See also
[edit] External Reviews
[edit] Movie Reviews
- Review by Keith at Teleport City, July 18, 2004.
- Review by Ryan Cracknell at Apollo Movie Guide.
[edit] DVD Reviews
- Review of the movie collection "Lights! Camera! Elvis! Collection (King Creole, Blue Hawaii, G.I. Blues, Fun in Acapulco, Roustabout, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Easy Come, Easy Go) by Paul Mavis at DVD Talk, August 6, 2007.
- Review by Jeff Rosado at digitallyOBSESSED!, March 04, 2003.
[edit] References
- ^ Roy Carr and Mick Farren, Elvis: The Illustrated Record (Harmony Books, 1982), p. 107
- ^ Fred L. Worth and Steve D. Tamerius, Elvis: His Life from A to Z (Contemporary Books, 1990), pp. 282;426-427
- ^ Roy Carr and Mick Farren, Elvis: The Illustrated Record (Harmony Books, 1982), p. 107
- ^ Ernst Jorgensen, Elvis Presley: A Life in Music - The Complete Recording Sessions (St. Martin's Press, 1998), pp. 222-224
- ^ Elvis Recordings.com session entry, 'No Elvis Vocal'
