Elvis Presley - The Blue Hawaii Sessions - FTD 4-CD-set

As part of the ongoing sessions series, FTD released this release: Elvis Presley - The Blue Hawaii Sessions. Released as a 4-CD set, it contains the entire soundtrack session, remixed from the original session tapes. The 24-page booklet contains informative flashbacks from musicians and songwriters. session data,...

The original album spent 20 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Pop LPs chart. Nominated for a Grammy Award in 1961, it became the second most successful soundtrack album of the 1960s, losing to West Side Story!

This audio was previously embedded in the FTD book set "The Making Of Blue Hawaii"

Disc 1

The Masters

1. Blue Hawaii (2:34) (Lee Robin/Ralph Rainger)

2. Almost Always True (2:22) (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman)

3. Aloha Oe (1:53) (Arranged and adapted by Elvis Presley)

4. No More (2:20) (Don Robertson/Hal Blair)

5. Can't Help Falling In Love (3:01) (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

6. Rock-A-Hula Baby (1:56) (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman/Dolores Fuller)

7. Moonlight Swim (2:18) (Sylvia Dee/Ben Weisman)

8. Ku-U-I-Po (2:21) (Hugo Peretti/Luigi Creatore/George Weiss)

9. Ito Eats (1:23) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett)

10. Slicin' Sand (1:35) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett)

11. Hawaiian Sunset (2:33) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett)

12. Beach Boy Blues (2:03) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett)

13. Island Of Love (2:38) (Sid Tepper/Roy C. Bennett)

14. Hawaiian Wedding Song (2:49) (Charles King/Al Hoffman/Dick Manning)

15. Steppin' Out of Line (1:52) (Fred Wise/Ben Weisman/Dolores Fuller)

March 21, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood

16. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 1

17. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 2

18. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 3

19. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) take 4 (used for master)

20. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) takes 5-6, 7 (used for master)

21. Hawaiian Sunset (AO) (final master) (splice of take 4 & 7)

Disc 2

March 21, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood

1. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take

2. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 2

3. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 3

4. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) takes 4, 5 (used for master)

5. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 6

6. Aloha Oe (BO section 2) take 7 (used for master)

7. Aloha Oe (BO 1 - master) (take 4) & (BO 2 - master) (splice of take 7 & 5)

8. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) take 1

9. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) takes 2,4,5

10. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) takes 6-7

11. Ku-U-I-Po (CO) takes 8, 9 (master)

12. No More (DO) takes 1-2

13. No More (DO) takes 4, 5, 7

14. No More (DO) take 8

15. No More (DO) take 9

16. No More (DO) takes 10-11

17. No More (DO) takes 12,13 (used for master)

18. No More (DO-1) (insert ending) takes 14-16

19. No More (DO & DO-1) (master) (splice of take 13 & ending take 16)

20. Slicin' Sand (EO) takes 1-3

21. Slicin' Sand (EO) take 4

22. Slicin' Sand (EO) takes 5-7

23. Slicin' Sand (EO) takes 8-9

24. Slicin' Sand (EO) take 10

25. Slicin' Sand (EO) takes 11-12

26. Slicin' Sand (EO) takes 13-14

27. Slicin' Sand (EO) takes 15-18

28. Slicin' Sand (EO) take 19 (master)

Disc 3

March 22, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood

1. Blue Hawaii (FO) takes 1-3

2. Blue Hawaii (FO) takes 4-6

3. Blue Hawaii (FO) take 7 (master)

4. Ito Eats (GO) takes 1-2

5. Ito Eats (GO) takes 3-5

6. Ito Eats (GO) takes 6-8, 9 (master)

7. Hawaiian Wedding Song (JO) take 1

8. Hawaiian Wedding Song (JO) take 2 (master)

9. Island of Love (KO) takes 1-4

10. Island Of Love (KO) takes 5-7

11. Island Of Love (KO) take 8

12. Island Of Love (KO) take 9-10

13. Island Of Love (KO) takes 11-12

14. Island Of Love (KO) take 13 (master)

15. Steppin' Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) takes 1-5

16. Steppin' Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) takes 6-7, 8 (master)

17. Steppin' Out Of Line (LO) (record version) takes 9-11

18. Steppin' Out Of Line (LO) (record version) takes 12-15

19. Steppin' Out Of Line (LO) (record version) takes 16, 17 (master)

20. Steppin' Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) (tag) takes 18-19

21. Steppin' Out Of Line (LO) (movie version) (master)

22. Almost Always True (MO) takes 1-3

23. Almost Always True (MO) takes 4-5

24. Almost Always True (MO) takes 6-7

25. Almost Always True (MO) take 8 (master)

Disc 4

1. Moonlight Swim (NO) takes 1-2

2. Moonlight Swim (NO) take 3 (master without female vocals overdub)

3. Moonlight Swim (NO) take 4

March 23, 1961 - Radio Recorders, Hollywood

4. Can't Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 1-5

5. Can't Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 6-8

6. Can't Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) take 9

7. Can't Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 10-12

8. Can't Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) take 13

9. Can't Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 14-16

10. Can't Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 17-20

11. Can't Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 21-22, 23 (master)

12. Can't Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 24

13. Can't Help Falling In Love (RO) (movie version) takes 25-26

14. Can't Help Falling In Love (RO) (record version) takes 27-29 (master)

15. Beach Boy Blues SO (record version) takes 1, 2 (master) 3

16. Beach Boy Blues SO (movie version) take 4 (master)

17. Rock-A-Hula Baby TO (record version) takes 1-3

18. Rock-A-Hula Baby TO (record version) Takes 4, 5 (master)