Let’s Be Friends

Label:	CAS-2408
Released:	April 1, 1970
RPM:	33 1⁄3
Stereo or Mono:	Stereo
Inches:	12"

Side A:	Matrix Side A: ZCRS-1059-33S
	01.	Stay Away Joe [1:35] ¹) » - Words & Music by Ben Weisman, Sid Wayne «
	02.	If I'm A Fool (For Loving You) [2:40] ²) » - Words & Music by S. Kesler «
	03.	Let's Be Friends [2:39] ³) » - Words & Music by Arnold, Martin, Morrow «
	04.	Let's Forget About The Stars [2:22] ⁴) » - Words & Music by A. L. Owens «
	05.	Mama [2:12] ⁵) » - Words & Music by C. O'Curran, D. Brooks «
Side B:	Matrix Side B: ZCRS-1060-33S
	01.	I'll Be There (If You Ever Want Me) [2:21] ⁶) » - Words & Music by Price, Gabbard «
	02.	Almost [1:47] ⁷) » - Words & Music by Ben Weisman, B. Kaye «
	03.	Change Of Habit [3:16] ⁸) » - Words & Music by Ben Weisman, B. Kaye «
	04.	Have A Happy [2:19] ⁸) » - Words & Music by Weisman, Fuller, Kaye «

Recorded:

¹) MGM Sound Studios, Motion Picture Stay Away, Joe, Hollywood, California, October 1, 1967 ²) American Sound Studio, Memphis, Tennessee, February 20, 1969 ³) Decca Universal Studio, Motion Picture Change Of Habit, Hollywood, California, March 5, 1969 ⁴) Samuel Goldwyn Studio, Motion Picture Girls! Girls! Girls!, Hollywood, California, October 15, 1968 ⁵) Radio Recorders, Samuel Goldwyn Studio, Hollywood, California, March 28, 1962 ⁶) Recorded: American Studios, Memphis, January 22, 1969 ⁷) Recorded: MGM Sound Studios, Hollywood, October 23, 1968 ⁸) Recorded: Universal Sound Studios, Hollywood, March 5 & 6, 1969

More Info:

Spurred on by the success of the budget-priced Elvis Sings Flaming Star And Others, RCA was quick to negotiate a deal with the Colonel for four more LPs to be released on their Camden budget line. The advance of $300,000 against royalties was to be paid upfront and split equally between artist and manager because it fell outside the terms of Elvis' regular recording contract. Let's Be Friends, the first of these albums, was comprised primarily of unreleased movie songs. With approximately 400,000 sales, it might well have made the Top 20 if LP charts had reflected unit sales, not dollar value.