Despite having not recorded for almost two years, Elvis manages to accomplish a complete performance. He doesn't sound as laid back as on the album, but for a first attempt it sounds really good. The recording is also known from BMG's boxed set "Close Up" as well as FTD's collector's edition of "Elvis Is Back!". During the second take Elvis has to laugh. He turns it into a joke by singing in a cartoonish voice (reminiscent of Duffy Duck) before he finally says "Hold it!". Before this set was released, FTD had already used the take on their collector's edition of "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3". The third attempt, known form the collector's edition of "Elvis Is Back!", is a complete performance and sounds quite well.

The takes number 4 to 7 premiere here and are a bunch of false starts. The producer ends number four by saying "OK, one more!", the next one fails during the intro. The group starts again, but once again they are not successful. Try number eight doesn't last for half a minute.

The next one sounds better, but near the two-minute mark the king has to laugh and says "Sorry...damn!". FTD released this scene on the collector's edition of "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3". Takes number 10 and 11 fail, because the lead singer stumbles upon the first two words. The producer doesn't count the last fail as an individual take and has the group start again. But they don't archive a complete performance. Take number 11 was released before on FTD's compilation "Fame And Fortune", the complete sequence followed later on the collector's edition of "Elvis Is Back!". The 12th take is new, but once again no complete performance. Elvis soon looses his step and alters the lyrics to "You won't have no...shit".

Maybe due to someone's superstition there is no take number 13. The next try appears to work well, but right before the finish line the king stumbles upon the lyrics and comments "Oh shit!". Take 15 is canceled after 50 seconds, in a somewhat tired tone the producers suggests "Let's try one more". This take is labeled as "Long False Start", but in fact Elvis quits at the end, when he just has to repeat "Make me know it, go ahead and show it". So the problem could have been solved by fading out a few seconds earlier. Both takes were first released on FTD's collector's edition of "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3".

The 17th attempt is cancelled after 45 seconds, but take number 18 is a complete performance. It's quite close to the master and was first released on BMG's boxed set "Today, Tomorrow And Forever". Later it also appeared on FTD's collector's edition of "Elvis Is Back!". Take number 19 also is a complete performance and sounds more relaxed than the previous one. The king was fine with the result and approved the release.

On the first attempt the ballad is played a tad slower. Nobody seems to have trouble with the tune, everything works well. Before he tries again, Elvis clears his throat in excessive style. Half a minute into the song he makes a mistake and lowers his voice on the line "..she was made for only you". Both takes are known from FTD's collector's edition of "Elvis Is Back!", the first one was also released on "Essential Elvis - Volume 6". The FTD release also includes the last false start of take 3. The first finds the king and his crew having trouble to find in the song. When they finally made it, the producer calls it quits. A surprised Elvis asks "Was?" and it's explained to him, that there was a popp-sound on the word "feel". Jokingly the king asks "A Puff, you say?". In those days "Puff" was German slang for "brothel", so we can assume, he had learned the basics of a soldier's life.

Take 4 is stopped after 1.5 minutes or so, because Elvis made a mistake on the line "...and if you go see your land". The next attempt is killed by the producer after just a few seconds, the next try fails at the third word. Jokingly The Jordanaires lower their harmony vocals. Ironically the next take fails due to a mistake of the background vocalists. After two unsuccessful tries the group finally manages another complete performance. This one was released by FTD twice. First on their compilation album "Fame And Fortune" and later on their collector's edition of "Elvis Is Back!". By now the tempo equals the one of the master take.

Now the group decides to raise the tempo once more, which triggers the producer to quit the recording process. In the background someone is whistling the melody. Take number 9 ends as quickly as the previous one. The 10th attempt is a complete performance, albeit Elvis has problems with the timing and the phrasing. All these takes are known from FTD's collector's edition of "Elvis Is Back!", the complete one was also issued on the boxed set "Close Up". The next try is another complete performance, here and there the king phrases a word differently compared to the master and the tempo is reduced a bit. FTD previously released the take on the collector's edition of "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3". Attempt number 12 doesn't work at all. First, Elvis doesn't get the first word (soldier) right, afterwards he produces a popp on the second one (boy). Finally the producer cancels the take.

Once again there is no take 13. The 14th one falters after half a minute, take number 15 fails on the intro. This time the producer doesn't announce a new take number, so the next try still is "take 15". Now everything works well and the performance is labeled as master.

The intro sounds somewhat rocky, but everything else is surprisingly close to the master. Follow That Dream Records released the track on the compilation "Fame And Fortune" as well as on the collector's editions of "Elvis Is Back!" and "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3". Take 2 was labeled by RCA as "Long False Start", because the band made a mistake during the final few seconds of the outro. The third take is flawless by any means, so the a-side of the expected single is in the can!

The group needs four tries to find into the song, but then they manage a complete performance. Compared to the master the key is higher and the harmony vocals need to be improved. FTD had released the track previously on their collector's edition of "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3". In operatic style Elvis sings the word "fame", then the producer does the count-in. It's not a perfect performance, but the group is on the right track. This one is known from the collector's edition of "Elvis Is Back!". Take number 3 starts with Hank Garland playing the melody of "Fame And Fortune" in hawaiian style. After a false start the king and his crew find into the song, but the producer cancels the recording after a minute or so. FTD released the sequence on their collector's edition of "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3".

The fourth attempt fails on the bridge, after another false start the ballad is performed from A to Z. By now the key is lowered to the spot we know from the master. Follow That Dream Records had released all these takes on their version of "Elvis Is Back!", the 5th try can also be found on the label's previously issued compilation "Fame And Fortune". Take number 5 falters right before the bridge, after another false start the group manages to perform another complete version of "Fame And Fortune". It's a very good rendition, now it's about ironing out the final wrinkles. Even though the 8th take also begins with a false start, it soon evolves into a nice performance. The final recordings of this disc were also previously known from the collector's edition of "Elvis' Golden Records - Volume 3".