The Jukebox Rebel

Roustabout is a 1964 American musical feature film starring Elvis Presley as a singer who takes a job working with a struggling carnival. For some reason, the film's soundtrack album was one of Elvis Presley's most successful, reaching no. 1 on the Billboard Album Chart but, to my ears, there's nothing of any substance onboard, with only two tracks - “Hard Knocks” and “Wheels On My Heels” - worthy of (low) pass marks.

The Jukebox Rebel
16–Aug–2008

A1	[01:58] Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Roustabout (Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) Pop
A2	[02:17] Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Little Egypt (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) Pop
A3	[02:03] Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Poison Ivy League (Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) Pop
A4	[01:43] Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Hard Knocks (Joe Byers) Rock n Roll / Rockabilly
A5	[01:49] Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - It’s A Wonderful World (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) Crooner / Cabaret
A6	[01:59] Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Big Love Big Heartache (Dolores Fuller, Lee Morris, Sonny Hendrix) Pop
B1	[02:17] Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - One Track Heart (Bill Giant, Bernie Baum, Florence Kaye) Pop
B2	[01:34] Elvis Presley - It’s Carnival Time (Ben Weisman, Sid Wayne) Crooner / Cabaret
B3	[01:20] Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Carny Town (Fred Wise, Randy Starr) Pop
B4	[02:01] Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - There’s A Brand New Day On The Horizon (Joe Byers) Pop
B5	[01:21] Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires - Wheels On My Heels (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) Pop

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