Speedway (film)
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| Directed by | Norman Taurog Robert Goodstein (Ass't) |
| Produced by | Douglas Laurence |
| Written by | Phillip Shuke |
| Starring | Elvis Presley Nancy Sinatra Bill Bixby |
| Music by | Jeff Alexander |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Editing by | Richard W. Farrell |
| Distributed by | MGM |
| Release date(s) | April 15, 1968 |
| Running time | 94 min. |
| Language | English |
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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.
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[edit] Primary cast
- Elvis Presley : Steve Grayson
- Nancy Sinatra : Susan Jacks
- Bill Bixby : Kenny Donford
- Gale Gordon : R.W. Hepworth
- William Schallert : Abel Esterlake
- Victoria Paige Meyerink : Ellie Esterlake
- Ross Hagen : Paul Dado
- Richard Petty : Himself
- Buddy Baker : Himself
- Cale Yarborough : Himself
- Dick Hutcherson : Himself
- Tiny Lund : Himself
[edit] Soundtrack
| Speedway (May 1, 1968) | ||
| Soundtrack by Elvis Presley | ||
| Released | May 1, 1968 | |
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| Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4 (1968) | Speedway (1968) | NBC-TV Special (1968)
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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 only time a non-Elvis track was allowed on one of his soundtrack albums (see Viva Las Vegas). The music album was released in June of 1968 to coincide with the motion picture. This was the last Presley film to have a full soundtrack album (not counting the later Elvis: That's the Way it Is concert film).
[edit] Recording musicians
- 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)
[edit] Tracks (songwriter)
Side 1:
- Speedway - (Mel Glazer & Stephen Schlaks)
- There Ain't Nothing Like A Song - (Joy 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 - (Joy Byers)
Side 2:
- 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 - (Joy Byers)
- Suppose - (Sylvia Dee & George Goehring)
