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Girl Happy is a 1965 musical film and romantic comedy starring Elvis Presley.

Plot

Rusty Wells and his band are just about ready to leave Chicago for their annual spring break trip to Ft. Lauderdale. That is, until Big Frank extends their stay at his club. Big Frank's daughter decides to go to Ft. Lauderdale with her friends for spring break, and so he gets Rusty and his band to look after her and makes sure she stays out of trouble. While he looks after her, he has to contend with good time girl, Deena, who has no patience for guys that stand her up or keep her waiting.

Primary cast:

Elvis Presley
: Rusty Wells
Shelley Fabares
: Valerie Frank
Harold Stone : Big Frank
Gary Crosby : Andy
Joby Baker : Wilbur
Jimmy Hawkins : Doc
Nita Talbot : Sunny Daze
Mary Ann Mobley
: Deena Shepherd
Fabrizio Mioni : Romano Orlada
Jackie Coogan
: Sgt. Benson

Record Album

The soundtrack songs were recorded in June of 1964 at Radio Recorders Studios in Hollywood, California. The music album with the same title was released in April of 1965 to coincide with the film's debut.

Recording musicians:

Elvis Presley (vocals)
The Jordanaires (background vocals)
The Jubilee Four (background vocals)
Carol Lombard Trio (background vocals)
Scotty Moore, Billy Strange
, Tommy Tedesco (guitar)
Bob Moore (bass)
D.J. Fontana, Buddy Harman, Frank Carlson (drums)
Floyd Cramer (piano)
Boots Randolph (sax )

TRACKS (songwriter):

Side 1: #Girl Happy - (Doc Pomus & Norman Meade) #Spring Fever - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) #Fort Lauderdale Chamber Of Commerce - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett) #Startin' Tonight - (Victor Millrose & Lenore Rosenblatt) #Wolf Call - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) #Do Not Disturb - (Bill Grant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye)

Side 2: #Cross My Heart and Hope To Die - (Ben Weisman & Sid Wayne) #Meanest Girl In Town - (Joe Byers) #Do The Clam - (Ben Weisman, Sid Wayne, Dolores Fuller) #Puppet On A String - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett) #I've Got To Find My Baby - (Joe Byers) #You'll Be Gone - (Red West, Elvis Presley, Gaynel Hodge)

See also:

List of Elvis Presley films
Elvis Presley discography

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