- Audio CD (28 Jun 1997)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sonybmg
- ASIN: B0002W0ZV0
- Other Editions: Audio CD | Audio Cassette
- Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 136,236 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
EASY COME, EASY GO (an apt title for a bad movie) was filmed and recorded when Elvis' career hit rock bottom. The film's soundtrack was originally released as a six-song EP that failed to chart in North America (but mysteriously, "The Love Machine" and "You Gotta Stop" charted as a double-sided single on the UK charts in 1967). Elvis' voice sounds disinterested, except on the gospel-influenced "Sing You Children." He must've mustered quite a sense of humour in order to get through singing an embarrasing ditty like "Yoga Is as Yoga Does." Yes, it's that bad.
SPEEDWAY, however, hinted at a career upswing, as Elvis was teamed up with Nancy Sinatra. Some of the songs are much better on this soundtrack, but are still short on originality and inspiration. It is also noteworthy in that it is the only Elvis album to include a track he didn't record ("Your Groovy Self," performed solo by Nancy). Originally, SPEEDWAY was the last of Elvis' soundtracks to be released as a full-length album.
This CD would have only received one star if it weren't for some mildly appealing songs from the SPEEDWAY soundtrack (including Elvis & Nancy's duet on "There Ain't Nothing Like a Song"). Buy it at your own risk.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This record compiles the "Easy Come, Easy Go" from September 66 and the "Speedway" from June '67, both later soundtrack efforts. "Easy Come" was recorded at the woefully inadequate Paramount Studio Recording Stage, and Elvis' heart clearly wasn't in it. This is a shame as the material was slightly better than average. The studio in MGM was much better for "Speedway", and the sound and Elvis' vocals were clearly much stronger.
For both sets there is a liberal sprinkling of sheer dross. "Five Sleeping Heads", "Your Time Has Come Yet Baby", "He's Your Uncle" and "Yoga Is As Yoga Does" are unlistenable. So lets not talk of them.
"Easy Come" is often quoted as Elvis' all-time low, but I don't quite get it. "Love Machine" and "Sing You Children" are lightweight, but not poor. The title song and "I'll Take Love" are good songs, while "You Gotta Stop" and "She's A Machine" are good rock'n'roll. Sure it's hardly "Loving You", but if Elvis had put more into it maybe it could have been a good album.
Elvis does put more into "Speedway", which is a shame as the material is weaker. The title song, "Who Are You" and "There ain't Nothing Like a song" are quite poor. The two good songs on offer - "Let Yourself Go" and "Suppose" - are given Elvis full attention. No more of the indifference shown to "I'll Take Love", Elvis gives real passion and power, these are clearly the best songs to be record for an Elvis soundtrack since "Viva Las Vegas" some 4 years earlier.
Format:Audio CD
I love this cd, yes there are some daft songs, but I like the film as well. If you don't want to listen to nancy then don't. I'm glad that I bought it.
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