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As part of its successful ‘sessions’ series, FTD is pleased to announce the release of THE FRANKIE AND JOHNNY SESSIONS – the 60th anniversary edition! Newly mixed and mastered by Sebastian Jeansson and Vic Anesini, the masters and outtakes now offer superior audio to the original 1966 soundtrack album. The 24-page booklet contains many rare photos, memorabilia, movie trivia, recording data and insightful essay.

DISC 1

ALBUM MASTERS

1 Frankie and Johnny 2:35
2 Come Along 1:53
3 Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter 3:00
4 Chesay 1:40
5 What Every Woman Lives For 2:28
6 Look Out, Broadway 1:43
7 Beginner’s Luck 2:28
8 Down By The Riverside and When The Saints Go Marching In 1:58
9 Shout It Out 2:20
10 Hard Luck 2:54
11 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me 2:05
12 Everybody Come Aboard 1:56
(Bill Giant/Bernie Baum/Florence Kaye)
OUTTAKES – MAY 12-13,1965 SESSIONS
13 Come Along (track, take 6/M) 1:55
14 Beginner’s Luck (track, take 5/M) 2:37
15 Down By The Riverside and When The Saints Go Marching In
(track, take 7/M) 1:59
MAY 13-14,1965 SESSIONS
16 Come Along (vocal overdub take 1 to track 6/M) 1:55
17 Beginner’s Luck (vocal overdub take 2 to track 5/M) 2:37
18 Down By The Riverside and When The Saints Go Marching In
(vocal overdub take 4 to track 7/M) 2:01
19 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me (takes 1-3) 3:07
20 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me (takes 4-7) 6:06
21 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me (takes 8-9) 3:48
22 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me (take 10) 2:21
23 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me (takes 11-16) 5:21
24 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me (take 17) 2:26
25 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me (take 18) 2:22
26 Please Don’t Stop Loving Me (take 19/M) 2:40

DISC 2

1 Shout It Out (take 1) 2:02
2 Shout It Out (takes 2-6) 4:40
3 Shout It Out (take 7/M) 2:34
4 Frankie and Johnny (movie version, part 1, track take 1) 2:21
5 Frankie and Johnny
(movie version, part 1, track takes 2-3/M) 2:48
6 Frankie and Johnny
(movie version, part 2, track take 1/M) 0:27
7 Frankie and Johnny (movie version, part 3, track take 1) 2:00
8 Frankie and Johnny
(movie version, part 3, track take 2/M) 1:54
9 Frankie and Johnny
(movie version, part 4, tracks take 1-2) 1:43
10 Frankie and Johnny
(movie version, part 4, track take 3/M) 0:54
11 Frankie and Johnny (movie version, part 5, track take 1) 1:28
12 Frankie and Johnny
(movie version, part 5, track take 2/M) 1:22
13 Frankie and Johnny
(movie version, part 6, track takes 1/M & wild piano take 1/M) 1:55
14 Frankie and Johnny
(movie version, part 7, track takes 1-2) 1:08
15 Frankie and Johnny
(movie version, part 7, track takes 3-4/M) 0:55
MAY 14-15,1965 SESSIONS
(tracks 17 to 20 & 22 to 23 recorded the night before)
16 Frankie and Johnny
(movie version, vocal overdub from acetate source) 7:09
17 What Every Woman Lives For (track take 1) 2:45
18 What Every Woman Lives For (track take 2) 2:46
19 What Every Woman Lives For (track takes 3-5) 4:54
20 What Every Woman Lives For (track take 6/M) 2:46
21 What Every Woman Lives For
(vocal overdub take 8 to track take 6/M) 2:31
22 Hard Luck (track, take 1) 3:20
23 Hard Luck (track, takes 2-5 & ending tag takes 1-2) 6:09
24 Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter (take 1) 3:15
25 Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter (take 2) 3:08
26 Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter (take 3) 3:14

DISC 3
MAY 14-15,1965 SESSIONS

1 Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter (take 4) 3:14
2 Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter (insert, takes 1-3) 1:30
3 Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter (take 5) 3:10
4 Petunia, The Gardener’s Daughter (take 6/M) 3:19
5 Look Out, Broadway (takes 1-5) 4:41
6 Look Out, Broadway (takes 6-8) 2:17
7 Look Out, Broadway (take 9) 1:50
8 Look Out, Broadway (takes 10-12/M) 2:57
9 Everybody Come Aboard (takes 1-2A) 2:47
10 Everybody Come Aboard (takes 2B-4) 4:10
11 Everybody Come Aboard (takes 5-10) 6:10
12 Everybody Come Aboard (takes 11-13) 3:48
13 Everybody Come Aboard (takes 14-15/M) 3:40
14 Everybody Come Aboard (take 16) 2:01
15 Chesay (take 1) 1:55
16 Chesay (takes 2-4) 3:29
17 Chesay (takes 5-6) 3:34
18 Chesay (take 7/M) 1:54
19 Frankie and Johnny (record version, take 1) 2:54
20 Frankie and Johnny (record version, takes 2-4) 3:07
21 Frankie and Johnny (record version, takes 5-6M) 3:46
MAY 19,1965 SESSION
Elvis vocal overdub session at the Samuel Goldwyn Studio
22 Hard Luck (vocal overdub take 3 to composite track take 5 and end ending takes 2 & 1/M) 3:00