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Elvis Presley - 2004 - Fun in Acapulco [FTD]

Track listing:
  1. Fun In Acapulco 2:29
  2. Vino, Dinero Y Amor 1:53
  3. Mexico 1:58
  4. El Toro 2:41
  5. Marguerita 2:39
  6. The Bullfighter Was A Lady 2:02
  7. (There's) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car 1:52
  8. I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here 2:50
  9. Bossa Nova Baby 2:01
  10. You Can't Say No In Acapulco 1:54
  11. Guadalajara 2:42
  12. Love Me Tonight 1:59
  13. Slowly But Surely 2:14
  14. Mexico (Alternate Take 7) 1:57
  15. The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Remake Take 17) 2:01
  16. I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here (Spliced Master) 2:35
  17. Bossa Nova Baby (Alternate Takes 1 & 2) 2:52
  18. The Bullfighter Was A Lady (Alternate Takes 4, 5 & 6) 3:52
  19. Marguerita (Alternate Take 6) 2:51
  20. I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here (Alternate Take 1) 2:51
  21. Mexico (Alternate Takes 1 & 2) 2:41
  22. You Can't Say No In Acapulco (Alternate Takes 1, 2, 3 & 4) 3:11
  23. Guadalajara (Alternate Take 2) 2:27
  24. Bossa Nova Baby (Alternate Take 3) 2:47
  25. Mexico (Alternate Take 6) 2:10
  26. I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here (Remake) (Alternate Takes 11, 12 & 13) 3:53
  27. Guadalajara (Alternate Takes 3 & 4) 2:54

Notes

Recorded January 22 & 23, 1963 Radio Recorders, Hollywood.

Track Listing:

1. Fun In Acapulco - 2:29 (Weisman/Wayne)
2. Vino, Dinero Y Amor – 1:53 (Tepper/Bennett)
3. Mexico – 1:58 (Tepper/Bennett)
4. El Toro – 2:41 (Giant/Baum/Kaye)
5. Marguerita – 2:39 (Don Robertson)
6. The Bullfighter Was A Lady – 2:02 (Tepper/Bennett)
7. (There’s) No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car – 1:52 (Wise/Manning)
8. I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here – 2:51 (Robertson/Blair)
9. Bossa Nova Baby – 2:02 (Leiber/Stoller)
10. You Can’t Say No In Acapulco – 1:54 (Feller/Fuller/Morris)
11. Guadalajara – 2:43 (P. Guizar)
12. Love Me Tonight – 2:00 (Don Robertson)
13. Slowly But Surely – 2:14 (Wayne/Weisman)
14. Mexico – take 7 – 1:58 (Tepper/Bennett)
15. The Bullfighter Was A Lady – remake take 17– 2:01 (Tepper/Bennett)
16. I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here – remake takes 18,19– 2:35 (Robertson/Blair)
17. Bossa Nova Baby – takes 1,2 – 2:53 (Leiber/Stoller)
18. The Bullfighter Was A Lady – takes 4,5,6 – 3:52 (Tepper/Bennett)
19. Marguerita – take 6 – 2:51 (Don Robertson)
20. I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here – take 1 - 2:51 (Robertson/Blair)
21. Mexico – takes 1,2 – 2:41 (Tepper/Bennett)
22. You Can’t Say No In Acapulco – takes 1,2,3,4 – 3:11 (Feller/Fuller/Morris)
23. Guadalajara –take 2 - 2:27 (P. Guizar)
24. Bossa Nova Baby – take 3 – 2:48 (Leiber/Stoller)
25. Mexico – take 6 – 2:10 (Tepper/Bennett)
26. I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here – takes 11,12,13-remake – 3:54 (Robertson/Blair)
27. Guadalajara - takes 3,4 – 2:55 (P. Guizar)

Scotty Moore: Guitar, Tiny Timbrell: Guitar & Mandolin, Barney Kessel: Guitar, Ray Siegel: Bass, D.J. Fontana: Drums, Hal Blaine: Drums, Emil Radocchia: Percussion, Dudley Brooks: Piano, Anthony Terran: Trumpet, Rudolph Loera, The Jordanaires: Vocals, The Amigos: Vocals and Guitars

Track 12 & 13 recorded at RCA’s Studio B, Nashville on May 26 & 27, 1963 respectively.

Musicians at session: Scotty Moore: Guitar, Harold Bradley: Guitar, Grady Martin: Guitar, Jerry Kennedy: Guitar, Bob Moore: Bass, D.J. Fontana: Drums, Buddy Harman: Drums, Floyd Cramer: Piano, Boots Randolph: Sax, Vibes & Shakers, Millie Kirkham: Vocals, The Jordanaires: Vocals. Original engineer: Bill Porter. Original A & R: Steve Sholes