According to this tune everything is fine as long as you can sing a song. Elvis recorded the composition by Ruth Batchelor and Bob Roberts on October 26, 1961, but none of the 31 takes met his taste. So he taped another four takes on the next day and selected the final one for release. In Germany RCA Victor issued "King Of The Whole Wide World" on a single, which peaked at number 26 of the national chart. In 1971 the song was also released on the CAMDEN album "C'mon Everybody".

This is another song on the motto "Don't worry and enjoy your life". It was written by Fred Wise and Ben Weisman and recorded by Elvis on October 27, 1961 within ten takes. It's a nice tune, it was re-released in 1971 on the "C'mon Everybody" album.

On October 26, 1961 Elvis recorded nine takes, later another seven. The master was spliced of take seven of the second session and take nine of the first one. "Riding The Rainbow" is another happy-go-lucky-tune by Fred Wise and Ben Weisman. RCA Victor released it on the album "I Got Lucky" through their budget label CAMDEN.

In Germany this was the b-side of "King Of The Whole Wide World". On October 26, 1961 Elvis needed 21 takes to record a satisfactory version of the ballad. The authors are Sherman Edwards and Hal David. In 1971 CAMDEN used "Home Is Where The Heart Is" for the budget album "I Got Lucky".

The song was written by Dolores Fuller, Ben Weisman and Fred Wise. On October 27, 1961 Elvis recorded six takes and selected the final attempt for release. But then he decided to tape another two takes, revoked his decision and chose the 8th take as master. In 1963 RCA Victor coupled "I Got Lucky" on a single with "Girls! Girls! Girls!" for the German market. Of course CAMDEN also put the song on a budget album. Guess on which one! 

Elvis already had recorded the song by Edwards/David on July 2, 1961 for "Follow That Dream". The fourth take became the groundwork for the master, to which Ray Walker added the whistling. In the end the track was neither used in the film, nor on the soundtrack ep. After it was decided that Elvis should perform the song in "Kid Galahad", he didn't simply use his old recording, but taped "A Whistling Tune" a second time on October 26, 1961. This time he wasn't able to produce a satisfactory take. The master finally was a splice of the takes 1 and 8. CAMDEN released the song on the budget lp "C'mon Everybody" in 1971.

The song is announced, then we hear the count-in. "King Of The Whole Wide World" is played slower than on the master recording, the arrangement of the harmony singers and the instruments differs, too. It's a complete performance, it seems the tune doesn't challenge anybody. Between the first two takes the arrangement is reworked. Ironically Elvis tells the group, that they are not payed over-time, so they are allowed to hurry. But then he sings a lot of drivel. First he changes the lyrics to "The poor man wants to be the oister, the rich man wants to be the pearls", then he follows with "The rich man wants to be the princess". When he realizes what he just sang, he has to laugh and cancels the take. Now the king coordinates himself with the group, but once again he makes up some strange lyrics. After a while he looses track and can be heared saying "Hotdamn!". Take number 4 also is layed to rest after Elvis sings about the rich man, who wants to be a princes. He has to laugh. Somehow the funny line sticks to his mind, because the next attempt fails due to the same reason.

Now the king correctly starts with "The poor man wants an oister, the rich man wants a pearl". It's a serious take, but at one point his voice cracks and therefore the take is unreleasable. The producer announces "take 6", but quickly corrects himself to "take 7". Jokingly Elvis announces "take 1". The 7th attempt is preceded by a false start, but the second try leads to a complete performance. The same applies to take number eight. The pianist plays the intro, then the producer announces "take 9". Once again the lead vocalist stumbles upon the "rich man" and has to cancel the take. The next two walkthroughs work as expected. Take number 12 just lasts for a few seconds, because Elvis misses his cue. The 13th attempt is announced as "One Three" and works well. The pianist tries out some new variations. Elvis demands "Everybody play loud, to hell with it". The group tries out a new arrangement, but fails on the intro. With take 15 the group gets a bit further, but now they fail to get the bridge right and the king has to laugh.

The 16th take is nothing but coordination of the intro and a bit of rehearsing. The next try is a serious one, this time the harmony singers are brought more to the fore. Elvis doesn't like it and cuts it off by saying "Hold it!". Take 18 fails, because Elvis' voice cracks during the "C'mon and sing" part. The next attempt runs longer, but once again the king suddenly says "Hold it!" and stops the procedure. Take number 20 collapses after just a few bars, during the following attempt Elvis has to laugh. The 22nd try is laid to rest, because the lead singer once again stumbles upon the "rich man". In frustration he yells out "Hell!". Nevertheless the following take doesn't work, too. After the line "the rich man wants the princes", the kind cynically asks "OK?" and kills the recording. Take 24 fails, because Elvis' voice cracks while singing "c'mon". Finally the next attempt works as planned and "King Of The Whole Wide World" is performed from A to Z. Take 26 is cancelled after Elvis looses his step during the bridge, afterwards he doesn't pronounce "whole wide" good enough. The 28th attempt is killed after the lead singer has to clear his throat, afterwards another complete performance evolves. The next try is cancelled due to a distrotion during the intro, which causes Elvis to giggle. The 31st take finally isn't just a complete performance, but also considered to be good enough for release.

The recording starts with a long, whistled intro. This part is performed by Ray Walker, the bass singer of The Jordanaires. Elvis starts a tad too late, but the group continues their performance. It is stoped after the king looses his step and says "That's what I meant". Obviously they had talked about this part before the official recording started. Take number 2 features a shortened intro. This time it works well, even though the king's timing isn't 100% correct. After some studio talk and jokes the 3rd take is performed, but it already fails on the intro. The same applies to the following attempt. Take number 5 is laid to rest after Elvis has stumbled upon the timing, which he comments with "I'm sorry". The next try is a short one, because the king misses his cue. Take 7 is more successful, but after a minute a mistake happens, which causes Elvis to laugh. The 8th take turns out to be not just a complete performance, but also a releasable one. The "A Whistling Tune" session ends with the master, which is a combination of take 8 and the intro of take 1.

During the first try the rhythm is too slow, the next one is killed after the group bursted into laughter. Take 3 is the first one, on which Elvis gets to sing, but now he has to laugh and the process is stoped. Once again the count-in causes the the group to laugh, the next try fails because Mr. Presley is off key.