Speedway (film)

Speedway is a 1968 action film starring Elvis Presley as a racecar driver. Parts of the film were shot at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina and features the guest appearances of several of the top NASCAR drivers of the day.

Record Album

The soundtrack songs were recorded at MGM Studios in Culver City, California in June of 1967. Included is Nancy Sinatra's rendition of "Your Groovy Self" and her duet with Presley, "There Ain't Nothing Like A Song." The music album was released in June of 1968 to coincide with the motion picture.

Related Topics:
Soundtrack - MGM - Culver City, California - Nancy Sinatra's - Music album

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Recording musicians:

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• Elvis Presley (vocals)
• The Jordanaires (background vocals)
• Tiny Timbrell, Donald Owens, Alwin Casey, Tommy Tedesco (guitar)
• Pete Drake (steel guitar)
• Bob Moore (bass)
• Larry Knechtal, Don Randi, George Cast (piano)
• Hal Blaine, Buddy Harman (drums)
• Boots Randolph (sax)
• Roy Caton, Virgil Evans, Oliver Mitchell (trumpets)

TRACKS (songwriter):

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Side 1:

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• Speedway - (Mel Glazer & Stephen Schlaks)
• There Ain't Nothing Like A Song - (Joe Byers & William Johnston)
• Your Time Hasn't Come Yet Baby - (Bobby Hirschorn & Tom Kasha)
• Who Are You (Who Am I) - (Ben Weisman & Sid Wayne)
• He's Your Uncle Not Your Dad - (Ben Weisman & Sid Wayne)
• Let Yourself Go - (Joe Byers)

Side 2:

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• Your Groovy Self - (Lee Hazlewood)
• Five Sleepy Heads - (Sid Tepper & Roy C. Bennett)
• Western Union - (Sid Tepper - Roy C. Bennett)
• Mine - (Sid Tepper - Roy C. Bennett)
• Going Home - (Joe Byers)
• Suppose - (Sylvia Dee & George Goehring)

See also:

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• List of Elvis Presley films
• Elvis Presley discography