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''Girl Happy'' is the twenty-second album by Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 3338, in March 1965 — the March 1 date is disputed. Recording sessions took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, on June 10, 11, 12, and vocal overdubs by Presley on June 15, 1964. It peaked at number eight on the Top LP's chart. It was certified Gold on July 15, 1999 by the Recording Industry Association of America.〔 Note: Enter search for "Girl Happy"〕 ==Content== Excluding the singles compilation ''Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3'', this was the sixth original Presley album in a row that was a soundtrack to a feature film.〔Jorgensen, Ernst. ''Elvis Presley A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions''. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998; pp. 415-416.〕 Eleven songs were recorded and all were used, with "The Meanest Girl in Town" originally released as "Yeah, She's Evil!" by Bill Haley & His Comets and released on Decca Records in July 1964, though Haley actually recorded his version six days after Presley. An error in mastering resulted in Presley's voice being sped up on several of the recordings, most notably the title track.〔Carr, Roy, and Farren, Mick. ''Elvis The Illustrated Record.'' London: Harmony Books, 1982; p. 97〕 RCA finally released a corrected (though outtake) version of the title track in its 1991 compilation ''Collectors Gold from the Movie Years''. Eventually, the proper speed version was issued. "Do the Clam" was released approximately a month ahead of the album as a single, peaking at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and remaining on the chart for eight weeks. Its B-side — an unused track called "You'll Be Gone", written by Presley with "Memphis Mafia" entourage members Red West and Charlie Hodge〔Jorgensen, op. cit., p. 166.〕 — was derived from the March 18, 1962 sessions for ''Pot Luck with Elvis''. A variant on the Cole Porter standard, "Begin the Beguine" (after Porter had denied permission to alter the lyrics), the new song was drafted using the Porter tune and lyric as a template.〔Guralnick, Peter. ''From Nashville to Memphis: The Essential 60s Masters''. RCA 66160-2, 1993, liner notes, pp. 22, 24.〕 Not appearing in the film, it was added to the ''Girl Happy'' soundtrack album. At the end of 1965, RCA released the soundtrack album for Elvis's third movie of the year, ''Harum Scarum''. Due to the fact that none of the songs included in that album had any single potential, RCA chose "Puppet on a String" backed with the five-year-old "Wooden Heart" for the Christmas single. Although "Puppet on a String" had already been available on the ''Girl Happy'' soundtrack album for months, that song still managed to reach number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2003 ''Girl Happy'' was reissued on the Follow That Dream label in a special edition that contained the original album tracks along with numerous alternate takes.〔Sources: * *〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Girl Happy (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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