"Girl Happy" | |
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Song by Elvis Presley | |
from the album Girl Happy | |
Released | 1965 |
Recorded | June 10, 1964 |
Length | 2:07 |
Label | RCA Victor |
Songwriter(s) | |
Producer(s) | Steve Sholes [1] |
"Girl Happy" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1965 motion picture Girl Happy. [2] [3]
Its first release was on the soundtrack LP Girl Happy in April 1965. [2]
The song was written by Doc Pomus and Norman Meade (real name Jordan "Jerry" Ragovoy). [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
There was also a first attempt at writing a title song for the movie. The first song was penned by Doc Pomus with his long-time collaborator Mort Shuman, but was rejected. (The Pomus-Shuman collaboration started to disintegrate back in 1961 and since then Doc Pomus was encouraged to work with other songwriters.) [12]
Presley recorded the song on June 10, 1964, at the June 10–12 and 15 soundtrack sessions for the M.G.M. movie Girl Happy at the Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood, California. [13]
Girl Happy Pomus Meade.