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CD1
Booklet
 
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The Viva Las Vegas Sessions FTD-158 (506020 975122) July 2018
Deluxe Sessions Package, with three CDs containing the recording sessions for the MGM picture Viva Las Vegas.

CD1  
Soundtrack
1. Viva Las Vegas
2. Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Eyes Of Texas
3. The Lady Loves Me (duet)
4. C'mon Everybody
5. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (record version)
6. The Climb (planned record version - take 3)
7. What'd I Say
8. Santa Lucia
9. If You Think I Don't Need You
10. I Need Somebody To Lean On
Bonus Songs
11. Night Life
12. Do The Vega
13. You're The Boss (duet)
First Takes
14. Viva Las Vegas (1)
15. Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Eyes Of Texas (7)
16. The Lady Loves Me (duet) (1, 2)
17. C'mon Everybody (3)
18. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (record version - 1, 2, 3, 5, 4)
19. What'd I Say (1, 2)
20. Santa Lucia (vocal overdub) (1)
21. If You Think I Don't Need You (1, 2)
22. I Need Somebody To Lean On (1, 2)
23. Night Life (2)
24. Do The Vega (1)
25. You're The Boss (duet) (1, 2, 3)
26. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (duet) (1, 2 - master)

CD2  
Outtakes
1. Night Life (1, 3)
2. Night Life (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
3. C'mon Everybody (1, 2, 4, 5 - master)
4. If You Think I Don't Need You (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
5. I Need Somebody To Lean On (3, 4, 5)
6. I Need Somebody To Lean On (6, 7, 8)
7. Do The Vega (2)
8. Santa Lucia (track) (1, 2)
9. Viva Las Vegas (2)
10. The Climb (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7)
11. Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Eyes Of Texas (1, 2, 3, 4)
12. Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Eyes Of Texas (5, 6, 8, 9 - master)
13. The Lady Loves Me (duet) (3, 4, 5, 6)
14. You're The Boss (duet) (4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
15. You're The Boss (duet) (9, 10)
16. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (track) (6)
17. Santa Lucia (vocal overdub) (2)
18. Santa Lucia (vocal overdub) (3)
19. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (movie vocal overdub) (8)
20. What'd I Say (3, 4 - master)

CD3  
Movie Tracks
1. C'mon Everybody (movie version composite)
2. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (movie version) (10 - edited)
3. The Climb (movie version) (9 - edited)
4. Santa Lucia (vocal overdub) (6 - movie version)
5. Appreciation (Ann-Margret) (2020-03 & 2022-02)
6. My Rival (Ann-Margret)
Outtakes
7. Night Life (9, 10)
8. Night Life (11)
9. Night Life (12, 13)
10. If You Think I Don't Need You (8, 9, 10)
11. If You Think I Don't Need You (11, 12, 13 - master)
12. I Need Somebody To Lean On (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
13. I Need Somebody To Lean On (16, 17, 18, 19)
14. Do The Vega (3, 4, 5, 6, 7 - master)
15. Viva Las Vegas (3, 4, 5, 6, 7 - master)
16. The Climb (8)
17. The Climb (9)
18. C'mon Everybody (movie version) (6, 7 - master)
19. The Lady Loves Me (duet) (7, 8, 9)
20. You're The Boss (duet) (11, 12)
21. You're The Boss (duet) (13, 15, 14)
22. Santa Lucia (vocal overdub) (5)
23. Today, Tomorrow And Forever (movie vocal overdub) (10)

Notes

Produced by Ernst Mikael Jørgensen & Roger Semon / Audio Restoration & Mastering by Sebastian Jeansson / Mixed by Sebastian Jeansson & Vic Anesini.

This CD set had so much potential, and should have been the definitive release of these sessions, but sadly that wasn't the case. Although everything has been restored, remixed and remastered from scratch, some outakes are missing dialogue and take slates which were present on previous releases, and where takes were presented with "dry" vocals on previous releases, they now contain added reverb, as does the complete set. The takes of songs are also not presented the way they were recorded, in order of takes, they are all split up!

After this set was released FTD listened to fans' complaints and started to release these "Sessions" sets the way they should be, with everything presented as it was recorded, in order of recording, and with no added reverb!