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Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr., Peter Lawford, Nancy Sinatra, Joey Bishop
Welcome Home Elvis!

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.

     
Musicians
PortraitFrank Sinatra voc, 1915-1998 US
album by
PortraitElvis Presley g, voc, 1935-1977 US
album by
PortraitSammy Davis Jr. voc, 1925-1990 US
album by
PortraitPeter Lawford , 1923-1984 US
album by
PortraitNancy Sinatra voc, *1940 US
album by
PortraitJoey Bishop , 1918-2007 US
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PortraitThe Cast ,
performer on track
PortraitNelson Riddle And His Orchestra , 1940-1980
performer on track
PortraitSammy Davis Jr. , Frank Sinatra ,
performer on track
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1It's Nice to Go TravelingThe Cast (2)9:30
2Opening CreditsNelson Riddle And His Orchestra
3It's Nice To Go Traveling (reprise)The Cast (2)
4WitchcraftFrank Sinatra
5There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New YorkSammy Davis Jr.2:56
6Gone With The WindFrank Sinatra4:22
7ImpressionsSammy Davis Jr. , Frank Sinatra6:01
8Shall We DanceSammy Davis Jr.5:01
9Fame & FortuneElvis Presley8:22
10Stuck On YouElvis Presley
11Love Me TenderFrank Sinatra
12WitchcraftElvis Presley
13Love Me Tender (reprise)Frank Sinatra3:26
14You Make Me Feel So Old (Young)Frank Sinatra
15Nancy's Dance NumberNelson Riddle And His Orchestra5:30
16It's Nice to Go Traveling ("Thank You" lyrics)Frank Sinatra
17Closing CreditsNelson Riddle And His Orchestra
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