All this flair doesn't save the soundtrack, but it does help distract from the deficit in tunes. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. About the release UK Fan Club President Albert Hand stated, "Here we have an artiste, the finest in the world, being slowly but surely – as a chart prospect – … It is the soundtrack to the 1964 film of the same name starring Presley. Bass: Bob Moore. 24 tracks including 'Tender Feeling', 'You Don't Know Me' and 'Once Is … "Kissin Cousins" is about "The Tatum Family" who own mountaintop land that the Federal Government want to lease for the use of an "ICBM Missile Base". Guitar: Grady Martin, Jerry Kennedy, Scotty Moore, Harold Bradley. The movie also featured a completely different song, titled Kissin' Cousins (No. 2)", written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye. Still, they're cousins, Identical cousins and you'll find, 2), written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye. The album starts off with the song “Kissin Cousins, #2”, a song of little substance that sounds like it was recorded in a garage while Elvis wore a bucket on his head. [4] Demand for songs to fill long-playing soundtrack albums, by now a regularity as the EP single was becoming less and less a viable sales item, strained the resources of the stable of Presley songwriters, with five songs alone originating from the team of Giant, Baum and Kaye.[5]. This CD contains all the songs from the movies Kissin' Cousins (1964) and Clambake (1967) plus alternate takes. "Kissin' Cousins" doesn't rise much above that. It's a threadbare plot allowing the songwriters -- usually Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, and Florence Kaye -- to write songs that flirt with backwoods themes without ever sounding country. Unless, of course, E is playing a singer, then shoehorn in as many as possible. It starts off promising, drums and sax build an opening rhythm, guitar licks come in, and Elvis starts singing, but by the second line, you've been assured that it's going to be another silly movie song. Kissin' Cousins:Elvis Presley. Kissin' Cousins is the eighth soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2894, in April 1964. The conceit behind Kissin' Cousins is that Elvis plays a dual role as cousins -- one is returning home from the Army, as all Presley roles seemed to be in the early '60s, and the other already lives in the Smoky Mountains -- who fall in love with another pair of cousins. Performed by Elvis Presley, The Jordanaires, Yvonne Craig, Mountain Maidens and Soldiers Kissin' Cousins (No.2) INTRO: F# #1. With Elvis Presley, Arthur O'Connell, Glenda Farrell, Jack Albertson. Sometimes ("G.I. The Saints - Kissin` Cousins Lyrics. In Kissin' Cousins, Presley played two roles, and this dichotomy was reflected in the performance of Fred Wise and Randy Starr's rocking title song, as Presley alternated between his normal singing voice and one with an exaggerated Southern accent before finishing the song in a duet with himself. Kissin' Cousins is a 1964 American musical Panavision Metrocolor comedy film directed by Gene Nelson and starring Elvis Presley. But we're kissin' cousins an' that's what makes it all right All right, all right, all right Yes we're all cousins, that's what I believe Because we're children of Adam and Eve I got a girl and she wants a lot of love That's the kind of trouble I need plenty of We'll kiss all night, I'll squeeze her tight Recorded September 29, 1963 at RCA's Studio B, Nashville. The 'Kissin’ Cousins' album was released in April 1964 and it was his lowest charting soundtrack album so far. About Kissin' Cousins "Kissin' Cousins" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as the title track for the soundtrack of the 1964 motion picture Kissin' Cousins. 12 Songs. Elvis' acting may have been a little stiff, but his vocal performances on his soundtrack recordings were always electrifying. It peaked at number six on the Billboard Top LPs chart. "Kissin' Cousins (Number 2)" shimmers cinematically, "One Boy Two Little Girls" is carried by its understated vibraphone, "Catchin' on Fast" twists along with its lightly obnoxious horns, and "Tender Feeling" is draped in harpsichords that don't suit the Tennessee setting but feel very mid-'60s. Kids and teens still especially like it. [6] The former version of "Kissin' Cousins" would be issued as a single in February 1964, with "It Hurts Me" on the B-side. There are a few good songs too, namely Kissin Cousins, the version that is played at the end of the movie, and Smokey Mountain Boy, a great whistle-march song early in the film. The sound throughout the soundtrack portion of this album is flat and dull which is a complete contrast from the full sound of the previous soundtrack LP “Fun in Acapulco”. The exception to the rule is "Barefoot Ballad" -- a cornpone hoedown that isn't a ballad but does give Elvis an opportunity to horse around -- which is enough to be thankful that the rest of the record is devoted to the kind of sweet-hearted trifles that characterized Presley flicks in the early '60s. As had happened with soundtrack of Fun in Acapulco, two additional tracks, "Echoes of Love" and "(It's a) Long Lonely Highway" by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman were taken from the aborted "lost" album sessions of May 1963, and added here to bring the running order up to twelve tracks. The movie also featured a completely different song, titled "Kissin' Cousins (No. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. "Pappy, Won't You Please Come Home", performed by Glenda Farrell, is included in the film but omitted from the album. Three selections — "Once Is Enough", "One Boy, Two Little Girls", and the single — were on the 1995 soundtrack compilation, Command Performances: The Essential 60s Masters II.[8]. One pair of matching bookends, Different as night and day. Ten soundtrack songs were recorded by Presley with members of the Nashville A-Team during two evening sessions in September, with two distinct versions by different songwriters of the title track, one (titled "Kissin' Cousins") recorded in Presley's normal voice and the other (titled "Kissin' Cousins (No. "Kissin' Cousins" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as the title track for the soundtrack of the 1964 motion picture Kissin' Cousins. Lyrics to 'Kissin' Cousins' by Elvis Presley. Well I got a gal she's as cute as she can be Well she's a distant cousin but she's ain't too distant for me And we kiss - all night. So they look for somebody who was from that area who knew how to communicate with the mountain folks. It is the soundtrack to the 1964 film of the same name starring Presley. Kissin Cousins (Number 2) Bill Giant/Bernie Baum/Florence.Recorded for the motion picture Kissin' Cousins. Once he gets there, he discovers he has a look-alike cousin. Blues") you get too many. [7] It became a gold record. Kissin' Cousins is the eighth soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released by RCA Victor in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2894, in April 1964. #12 single on RCA in 1964. But they're cousins, Identical cousins all the way. If a song (forgettable or not) neither furthers the plot nor expands on character elements, then its pretty much a waste. If the songs are slight -- the best is the Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman number "(It's A) Long Lonely Highway," a tune cut months before the movie -- the production is colorful in a way It Happened at the World's Fair simply wasn't. Sign In Listen Now Browse Radio Search Sign In Kissin' Cousins (Original Soundtrack) ... Kissin' Cousins… She's a distant cousin but she's not too distant with me We'll kiss all night, I'll squeeze her tight But we're kissin' cousins that's what makes it all right Directed by Gene Nelson. Kissin' Cousins is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as the title track for the soundtrack of the 1964 motion picture Kissin' Cousins. 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Written by Gerald Drayson Adams and Gene Nelson, the film featured Presley playing two roles: an Air Force officer, with dark hair, and his look-alike hillbilly distant cousin, with blond hair. Recording sessions took place at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 26 and 27, and September 29 and 30, 1963. As I said, just a good laugh. The album was certified Gold on March 27, 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America. It would peak at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, its flipside making it independently to #29. The song is horrible and I feel embarrassed for Elvis whenever I see this scene or hear this song (0 stars). Where Cathy adores a minuet, The Ballets Russes, and crepe suzette, Our Patty loves to rock and roll, A hot dog makes her lose control - What a wild duet! Recording sessions took place at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 26 and 27, and September 29 and 30, 1963. 2)", written by Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye. Album -Kissin' Cousins' (RCA) hit #6 on Hot 100 Albums in 1964. 2)") with a mock-hillbilly twang. Read more. [2] The album was certified Gold on March 27, 1992 by the Recording Industry Association of America. We'll be kissin' cousins that'll make it all right All right, all right, all right Yes we're all cousins, that's what I believe Because we're children of Adam and Eve I got a girl and she wants a lot of love That's the kind of trouble I need plenty of We'll kiss all night I'll squeeze her tight But we'll be kissin' cousins 'n … "Anyone (Could Fall In Love With You)", included in the album, was omitted from the film. It peaked at number six on the Billboard Top LPs chart. 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