| features in: Album Chart of 1960 ● Album Chart of the Decade: 1960s |
When the best track on an album is a reworking from a previous set then the chances are there’s trouble in store. Such is the case on G.I. Blues. Elvis was a busy boy when he was discharged from the Army in March 1960. His terrific comeback LP “Elvis Is Back!” was in the stores by April. Before April was through he got to work on “G.I. Blues”, his first film since “King Creole” in 1958. The soundtrack LP has its moments, but it’s a massive credibility fall in terms of Elvis as an edgy rock n roller, with lines like “Frantic frauleins at the station, they’re ready for a celebration” filling cheesy MOR rock n roll numbers like “Frankfort Special”. And how hard can it be to spell Frankfurt? The banality of the lead single, “Wooden Heart”, didn’t put people off – it shot to Number One in the UK. That’s the record buying public for you. The lightweight pop croon of “Pocketful Of Rainbows” and the slushy balladry of “Big Boots” fire further warning signs that Elvis could be on the slide.
The Jukebox Rebel
11–Aug–2008
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [02:14]  Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Tonight Is So Right For Love (Sid Wayne, Abner Silver) Pop |
| A2 | [02:18]  Elvis Presley - What’s She Really Like (Sid Wayne, Abner Silver) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| A3 | [02:58]  Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Frankfort Special (Sid Wayne, Sherman Edwards) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| A4 | [02:02]  Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise, Kay Twomey) Pop |
| A5 | [02:37]  Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - G.I. Blues (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B1 | [02:35]  Elvis Presley - Pocketful Of Rainbows (Ben Weisman, Fred Wise) Pop |
| B2 | [02:23]  Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Shoppin’ Around (Aaron Schroeder, Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) Blues / Rhythm n Blues |
| B3 | [01:31]  Elvis Presley - Big Boots (Sid Wayne, Sherman Edwards) Pop Ballad |
| B4 | [02:36]  Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Didja’ Ever (Sid Wayne, Sherman Edwards) Pop |
| B5 | [02:07]  Elvis Presley - Blue Suede Shoes [gi blues version] (Carl Perkins) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly |
| B6 | [03:11]  Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Doin’ The Best I Can (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) Pop Ballad |
