Roustabout (soundtrack)

Roustabout
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedOctober 20, 1964
RecordedMarch 2 & 3, April 29, 1964
StudioRadio Recorders (Hollywood)
GenrePop, rock and roll
Length20:05
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerJoseph Lilley
Elvis Presley chronology
Viva Las Vegas
(1964)
Roustabout
(1964)
Girl Happy
(1965)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

Roustabout is the ninth soundtrack album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley, released on RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo, LPM/LSP 2999, in October 1964. It is the soundtrack to the 1964 film of the same name starring Presley. Recording sessions took place at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, California, on March 2 and 3, and April 29, 1964. It peaked at number one on the Billboard Top LPs chart.[3] It was certified Gold on May 20, 1988 by the Recording Industry Association of America.[4] The album would be Presley's final soundtrack to reach number one and his last number one album until 1973's Aloha From Hawaii: Via Satellite.[3]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Jones, Peter; Jopling, Norman (30 January 1965). "Elvis Presley: Roustabout" (PDF). Record Mirror. No. 203. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Pop Albums". Elvis Presley: Official Site of the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on October 26, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Searchable database". RIAA. Recording Industry Association of America. 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2013. Note: Enter search for "Roustabout"