Album on Caradoc Record Service label
Rock, Pop and Soundtrack (Soundtrack)
This is, to date, the only known high-fidelity source of the soundtrack for this program, Frank Sinatra's 1960 Timex special titled "Welcome Home Elvis", originally broadcast on the American ABC television network on May 12, 1960. The special, officially titled "It's Nice to Go Traveling", was Sinatra's last for the network, and was conceived as a vehicle to welcome Elvis Presley back to America, after his separation from the Army. There was no soundtrack recording released at the time the program was broadcast, and indeed, the idea of coordinating a deal that included Col. Tom Parker, Frank Sinatra's Hobart Productions, Capitol Records and RCA Records seems mind-boggling, even today. Upon review of the material contained on the disc, it appears to be a work-part produced from a tape copy of the program's soundtrack-- notably, the master videotape was wiped by ABC back in the 1970's, and there is currently no known direct magnetic tape copy of the soundtrack in either the Presley or Sinatra archives. While there have been various audio and video releases of the material over the years, all have derived from the surviving well-worn kinescope film prints of the program, with a correspondingly low-fidelity soundtrack. Material missing from this recording includes all of the Timex commercials, featuring pitchman John Cameron Swayze, and two numbers by the Tom Hansen Dancers, one of which was danced to the Nutty Squirrels' recording of "Uh Oh, Pt. 2" This disc is a 12" hand-cut acetate recording, with typewritten paper labels. There is, however, little that is known about the company that cut this disc-- other recordings cut by the company exist, but the recording service appears to have been a private (or at least fairly small) for-hire outfit that may not have operated for long.
Frank Sinatra voc, 1915-1998 US album by | |
Elvis Presley g, voc, 1935-1977 US album by | |
Sammy Davis Jr. voc, 1925-1990 US album by | |
Peter Lawford , 1923-1984 US album by | |
Nancy Sinatra voc, *1940 US album by | |
Joey Bishop , 1918-2007 US album by | |
The Cast , performer on track | |
Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra , 1940-1980 performer on track | |
Sammy Davis Jr. , Frank Sinatra , performer on track |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | It's Nice to Go Traveling | The Cast (2) | 9:30 | |
2 | Opening Credits | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | ||
3 | It's Nice To Go Traveling (reprise) | The Cast (2) | ||
4 | Witchcraft | Frank Sinatra | ||
5 | There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York | Sammy Davis Jr. | 2:56 | |
6 | Gone With The Wind | Frank Sinatra | 4:22 | |
7 | Impressions | Sammy Davis Jr. , Frank Sinatra | 6:01 | |
8 | Shall We Dance | Sammy Davis Jr. | 5:01 | |
9 | Fame & Fortune | Elvis Presley | 8:22 | |
10 | Stuck On You | Elvis Presley | ||
11 | Love Me Tender | Frank Sinatra | ||
12 | Witchcraft | Elvis Presley | ||
13 | Love Me Tender (reprise) | Frank Sinatra | 3:26 | |
14 | You Make Me Feel So Old (Young) | Frank Sinatra | ||
15 | Nancy's Dance Number | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra | 5:30 | |
16 | It's Nice to Go Traveling ("Thank You" lyrics) | Frank Sinatra | ||
17 | Closing Credits | Nelson Riddle And His Orchestra |