Elvis Presley Recording Sessions

Hard Luck (track)

May 13 / 14 1965 (Thur: 11.00pm - 4.00am)

(Vocal overdub on May 19)

May 13 / 14 1965

(+ means you need both ~ means same material °° means stereo or binaural ° means mono)
(SFS = Short False Start | FS = False Start | LFS or BD (Breakdown) = Long False Start | PB (Playback) or Complete = Complete Take)

Radio Recorders Studio B - Hollywood, California

Soundtrack Session for Untied Artists' Frankie And Johnny

United Artists Producer : Fred Karger

Engineer : Dave Wiechman

Musicians:		Backup Vocals:
Guitar:	Scotty Moore	The Jordanaires: Gordon Stoker; Neal Matthews; Hoyt Hawkins; Ray
Guitar:	Hilmer J 'Tiny' Timbrell	Walker
Guitar:	Charlie McCoy	Sue Ann Langdon ('Frankie And Johnny' - movie version section 4)
Bass:	Bob Moore	Donna Douglas; Sherry Thober; Lyzanne Ladue Goodson; Elizabeth
Drums:	D.J. Fontana	Harrower; Doris Bourgeous ('Frankie And Johnny' - movie version)
Drums:	Murrey 'Buddy' Harman
Piano:	Larry Muhoberac
Trumpet:	George Worth
Trombone:	Richard Noel
Saxophone:	Gus Bivona
Tuba:	John T Johnson
Tuba:	Robert Corwin

Come Along (vocal overdub)				SPA3 7374		May 13 1965 (Thur: 5.00pm - 10.00pm)
Take 1	M	1:53	Vocal overdub of Track-06	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie & Johnny (remastered soundtrack)°°~Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Double Features - Frankie & Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°° (listed as Take 1)

Beginner's Luck (vocal overdub)				SPA3 7380	May 13 1965 (Thur: 5.00pm - 10.00pm)
Take 1			Vocal overdub of Track-05
Take 2	M	2:33		Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie & Johnny (remastered soundtrack)°°~Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°° (2:27)+Double Features - Frankie & Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°° (extra intro - listed as Take 2)

Down By The Riverside / When The Saints Go Marching In (vocal overdub)				SPA3 7381	May 13 1965 (Thur: 5.00pm - 10.00pm)
Take 1			Vocal overdub of Track-07
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4	M	1:58		Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Gospel Jubilee (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 11)°°~I Believe - The Gospel Masters 4°°~Frankie & Johnny (remastered soundtrack)°°~Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Double Feat. - Frankie & Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°° (listed as Take 4) +His Songs Of Praise Volume 2 (FTD)° (soundtrack)

Please Don't Stop Loving Me				SPA3 7384	May 13 1965 (Thur: 5.00pm - 10.00pm)
Take 1	FS	0:26		Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 2	FS	0:21		Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°
Take 3	Complete	2:22		Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°+Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°° (extra dialogue)
Take 4	FS	0:40		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 5	LFS	1:33		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 6	LFS	1:34		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 7	Complete	2:23		Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°+Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°° (count-in)
Take 8	LFS	1:30		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 9	Complete	2:24		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°
Take 10	Complete	2:21		Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°° (count-in)~Today, Tomorrow & Forever 2°°
Take 11	FS	0:20		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 12	FS	0:26		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 13	FS	0:18		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 14	LFS	1:35		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 15	FS	0:21		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 16	Complete	2:28		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°
Take 17	Complete	2:31		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 18	Complete	2:17		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°
Take 19	M	2:03	(2:38 with count-in)	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie & Johnny (remastered soundtrack)°°~Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Comp. Single Collection 5°° ~Double Features - Frankie & Johnny /Paradise Hawaiian Style°° (master only)+Frankie & Johnny Sessions 1°° (count-in)+The Mono Masters CD2 (Venus)°

Shout It Out				SPA3 7382	May 13 1965 (Thur: 5.00pm - 10.00pm)
Take 1	LFS	2:00		Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 2	FS	0:37		Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 3	LFS	0:47		Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 4	LFS	0:48		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 5	LFS	1:38		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 6	LFS	0:55		Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~Celluloid Rock 1-3°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 7	M	2:16	(2:23 with count-in)	Complete Elvis Presley Masters 12 (Sony)°°~Casting Call (Franklin Mint Complete Masters Collection 26)°°~Frankie & Johnny (remastered soundtrack)°°~Frankie & Johnny (FTD)°°~Double Features - Frankie & Johnny / Paradise Hawaiian Style°° (master only)+Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°° (count-in)

Frankie And Johnny (movie version part 1 - track)					May 13 / 14 1965 (Thur: 11.00pm - 4.00am)
Take 1	Complete	2:03		Celluloid Rock 1-2°°+With A Song In My Heart°° (extra dialogue)
Take 2	FS	0:39		Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°
Take 3	(M)	1:49	(Vocal overdub on May 14)	Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°

Frankie And Johnny (movie version part 2 - track)						May 13 / 14 1965 (Thur: 11.00pm - 4.00am)
Take 1	(M)	0:29	(used for composite master)	Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+Celluloid Rock 1-2°° (count-in only - part used for master cut from tape)

Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 3 - track)					May 13 / 14 1965 (Thur: 11.00pm - 4.00am)
Take 1	Complete	1:55		Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°
Take 2	(M)	1:54	(Vocal overdub on May 14)	Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+Celluloid Rock 1-2°° (count-in only - part used for master cut from tape)

Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 4 - track)					May 13 / 14 1965 (Thur: 11.00pm - 4.00am)
Take 1	LFS	0:50		Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 2	Complete	0:54		Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 3	(M)	0:51	(used for composite master)	Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+Celluloid Rock 1-2°° (count-in only - part used for master cut from tape)

Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 5 - track)					May 13 / 14 1965 (Thur: 11.00pm - 4.00am)
Take 1	Complete	1:28		Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 2	(M)	1:22	(last 47 seconds used for composite master) (first 23 seconds of track not used)	Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+Celluloid Rock 1-2°° (count-in only - part used for master cut from tape)

Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 6 - track)					May 13 / 14 1965 (Thur: 11.00pm - 4.00am)
Take 1	LFS	0:22		Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 2	(M)	1:31	(first 53 seconds used for composite master) (Vocal overdub on May 14)	Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°+Celluloid Rock 1-2°° (count-in only - part used for master cut from tape)

Frankie And Johnny (movie version section 7 - track)					May 13 / 14 1965 (Thur: 11.00pm - 4.00am)
Take 1	FS	0:31		Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 2	Complete	0:34		Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°
Take 3	FS	0:18		Celluloid Rock 1-2°°
Take 4	(M)	0:23	(used for composite master) (1st second missing from all released versions)	Celluloid Rock 1-2°°~Frankie & Johnny Sessions 2°°~With A Song In My Heart°°

What Every Woman Lives For (track)			May 13 / 14 1965 (Thur: 11.00pm - 4.00am)
Take 1
Take 2
Take 3
Take 4
Take 5
Take 6	(M)	(Vocal overdub on May 14)

It is unknown which vocal overdub take was used for the master of 'Come Along', but on the bootleg The Frankie & Johnny Sessions it is listed as being Take 1.

It is unknown which vocal overdub take was used for the master of 'Beginner's Luck', but on the bootleg The Frankie & Johnny Sessions it is listed as being Take 2.

It is unknown which vocal overdub take was used for the master of 'Down By The Riverside / When The Saints Go Marching In', but on the bootleg The Frankie & Johnny Sessions it is listed as being Take 4.

On the Complete Frankie & Johnny Sessions bootleg the master takes used are from a different source to the outtakes, as the channels are reversed.

All timings in the 'Musical Breakdown' below are taken from the DVD release of the movie.

In March of 2007, Sony decided to go through all of Elvis' masters. They retransferred everything and remastered all tracks including repairing as many clicks, pops, bad edits and dropouts as they could. They have used these newly mastered recordings on their new releases since 2007 including budget soundtracks, Legacy releases, the 30 disc Complete Elvis Presley Masters collection and the Franklin Mint package.



Acetates Frankie And Johnny	Recording Information Frankie And Johnny	Tape Legends Frankie And Johnny



	Musical Breakdown Frankie And Johnny



Music Sheet Come Along	Music Sheet Beginner's Luck	Music Sheet Down By The Riverside / When The Saints



Music Sheet Please Don't Stop Loving Me	Music Sheet Shout It Out