G.I. Blues is the eleventh album by Elvis
Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2256, in
October 1960. It is the soundtrack to the 1960 film of the same name
starring Presley. Recording sessions took place on April 27 and 28,
and May 6, 1960, at RCA Victor Studio C and Radio Recorders in
Hollywood, California. The album topped the Billboard Top Pop Album
chart. It was certified Gold on March 13, 1963 and Platinum on March
27, 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Due to copyright reasons, the European version of the soundtrack
album and film substitutes the opening track "Tonight Is So Right
for Love" with the song "Tonight's All Right for Love", adapted from
a melody by 19th century waltz-king Johann Strauss II, Tales from
the Vienna Woods. Interestingly, the melody for "Tonight Is So Right
for Love" was taken directly from a barcarolle composed by Jacques
Offenbach, one of Strauss's contemporaries. An American release of "Tonight's
All Right for Love" did not occur until it appeared on the
compilation album Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 in 1974. The
version of "Blue Suede Shoes" used on the soundtrack is a new
recording of the song Presley first recorded in 1956. (wikipedia
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