STUCK IN THE VINYL AGAIN - ELVIS PRESLEY - FUN IN ACAPULCO

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Good morning Wednesday warriors and welcome back to Stuck In The Vinyl Again . Today we remember Tennessee born guitarist, and Navy veteran, Scotty Moore (Winfield Scott Moore III), best known as Elvis' studio and touring guitarist between 1954 and 1968, on this the 7th anniversary of his passing . He was born December 27, 1931 and passed away June 28, 2016, age 84. No cause of death was given. We honor his legacy by spinning the 7th soundtrack album by Elvis. Fun In Acapulco is a 1963 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress. It was directed by Richard Thorpe, written by Allan Weiss, produced by Hal B. Wallis and sees Elvis portray Mike Windgren, who works aboard a boat in Acapulco, Mexico and ends up getting fired which paves the way for his new career of being a lifeguard and lounge singer. The soundtrack was released in 1963 on the RCA Victor label and was produced by Joseph Lilley. It peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 and saw the release of one single, "Bossa Nova Baby", which landed at #20 on the R&B charts, #13 in the UK, and #8 on the Hot 100. There are two bonus songs included on the disc that were not part of the film score ;  "Love Me Tonight" and "Slowly But Surely".

1. "Fun in Acapulco" Ben Weisman and Sid Wayne January 23, 1963 2:30

2. "Vino, Dinero Y Amor" Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett January 22, 1963 1:55

3. "Mexico" Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett January 22, 1963 1:59

4. "El Toro" Bill Giant, Bernie Baum and Florence Kaye January 23, 1963 2:42

5. "Marguerita" Don Robertson January 22, 1963 2:42

6. "The Bullfighter Was a Lady" Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett January 22, 1963 2:04

7. "(There's) No Room to Rhumba in a Sports Car" Fred Wise and Dick Manning January 23, 1963 1:53

Side two

8. "I Think I'm Gonna Like It Here" Don Robertson and Hal Blair January 22, 1963 2:53

9. "Bossa Nova Baby" Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller January 22, 1963 2:02

10. "You Can't Say No in Acapulco" Sid Feller, Dolores Fuller and Lee Morris January 23, 1963 1:55

11. "Guadalajara" Pepe Guízar January 23 and February 27, 1963 2:43

12. "Love Me Tonight" (bonus song) Don Robertson May 26, 1963 2:00

13. "Slowly But Surely" (bonus song) Ben Weisman and Sid Wayne May 28, 1963 2:12

Elvis Presley – vocals
The Jordanaires – backing vocals
The Amigos – backing vocals
Tony Terran – trumpet
Rudolph Loera – trumpet
Scotty Moore – electric guitar
Barney Kessel – acoustic guitar
Tiny Timbrell – acoustic guitar, mandolin
Dudley Brooks – piano
Ray Siegel – double bass
Emil Radocchi – percussion
D. J. Fontana – drums
Hal Blaine –drums
Millie Kirkham – backing vocals
Thomas "Grady" Martin – electric guitar ("Love Me Tonight")
Harold Bradley – electric guitar
Jerry Kennedy - electric guitar ("Slowly But Surely")
Bob Moore – bass
Buddy Harman – drums
Homer "Boots" Randolph – saxophone

Production

Joseph Lilley – producer, musical director 
Steve Sholes – producer 
Dave Wiechman – engineer, mixer

Jerry H. – recording engineer 
Bill Porter – engineer, mixer