Review – ELVIS DOUBLE FEATURES: IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD’S FAIR/FUN IN ACAPULCO [The Elvis Beat newsletter]

/ TY

I was 18 when I wrote this review back in 1993 for The Elvis Beat #5, my official Elvis Presley Fan Club newsletter.

Elvis Double Features: It Happened At The World’s Fair/Fun In Acapulco (RCA), recorded by Elvis Presley, September 1962 (It Happened At The World’s Fair) and January & February 1963 (Fun In Acapulco), Radio Recorders Studio (Hollywood). Released: 1993 (CD).

The Elvis Double Features: It Happened At The World’s Fair/Fun In Acapulco CD contains 11 songs from each movie.

“They Remind Me Too Much Of You” is the only notable song from It Happened At The World’s Fair, with the possible exception of “One Broken Heart For Sale,” which is only an average song but when compared to the other seems better than it actually is.

The Fun In Acapulco soundtrack is slightly better, due mainly to the strength of one notable song, “Bossa Nova Baby,” and the unique Latin-flavored rhythms featured on the selections.

Songs:

  1. “Beyond The Bend”
  2. “Relax”
  3. “Take Me To The Fair”
  4. “They Remind Me Too Much Of You”
  5. “One Broken Heart For Sale” (Film Version)
  6. “I’m Falling In Love Tonight”
  7. “Cotton Candy Land”
  8. “A World Of Our Own”
  9. “How Would You Like To Be”
  10. “Happy Ending”
  11. “One Broken Heart For Sale”
  12. “Fun In Acapulco”
  13. “Vino, Dinero Y Amor”
  14. “Mexico”
  15. “El Toro”
  16. “Marguerita”
  17. “The Bullfighter Was A Lady”
  18. “No Room To Rhumba In A Sports Car”
  19. “I Think I’m Gonna Like It Here”
  20. “Bossa Nova Baby”
  21. “You Can’t Say No In Acapulco”
  22. “Guadalajara”

Rating: 4 out of 10