ELVIS PRESLEY
"What A Wonderful Life" (Ranwood RW 1963)

Tracks 1-20: Soundtrack recordings for the Mirisch Film Company production
"Follow That Dream," recorded July 2, 1961 (RCA's Studio B, Nashville, TN)

Track 21: Brief, incidental excerpt, sung on the movie set during the filming
of "Follow That Dream" (mid July, 1961).

Tracks 22-31: Outtakes from the important, final recording session needed
for RCA Victor to have enough songs in the vault for the Colonel to release
singles on schedule while Elvis is away in Germany serving in the Army (June
10, 1958 in RCA's Studio B, Nashville, TN).


From the collection of Roy Martin: http://db.etree.org/roymartin


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July 2, 1961 session total time (Tracks 01-21): 43:50


01 Angel (take 4)
02 " (take 5)
03 " (take 6)
04 " (take number unknown)
05 " (take number unknown)
06 Follow That Dream (takes 1&2)
07 " " " (take 3)
08 " " " (takes 4&5)
09 What A Wonderful Life (take 1)
10 " " " " (takes 3&4)
11 " " " " (take 5)
12 " " " " (take 6)
13 I'm Not The Marrying Kind (takes 1-3)
14 " " " " " (takes 4&5)
15 " " " " " (take 6)
16 " " " " " (take 7)
17 A Whistling Tune (takes 1-3)
18 Sound Advice (take 1)
19 " " (takes 2-4)
20 " " (take 5)
21 On Top Of Old Smokey


June 10, 1958 session total time (Tracks 22-31): 21:00


22 I Need Your Love Tonight (takes 2-4)
23 " " " " " (take 5)
24 " " " " " (take 6)
25 " " " " " (take 7)
26 " " " " " (take 8&9)
27 " " " " " (take 10)
28 " " " " " (take 10-12)
29 " " " " " (take 13)
30 " " " " " (take 14)
31 " " " " " (take 15)


"Follow That Dream" July 2, 1961 session musicians:

Elvis Presley: vocals
Scotty Moore: guitar
Hank Garland: guitar
Neal Matthews: guitar
Floyd Cramer: piano
Bob Moore: bass
D.J. Fontana: drums
Buddy Harman: drums
Boots Randolph: sax
The Jordanaires: back-up vocals
Millie Kirkham: soprano vocal
Joseph Lilley: producer/arranger
Hans Salter: Mirisch's Producer
Bill Porter: engineer


June 10, 1958 session musicians:

Elvis Presley: vocals & guitar
Chet Atkins: guitar
Hank Garland: guitar
Floyd Cramer: piano
Bob Moore: bass
D.J. Fontana: drums
Buddy Harman: bongos
The Jordanaires: back-up vocals
Steve Sholes: producer
RLJ: engineer