This month's film album is a fun one. Even if you haven't seen Palm Springs Weekend, you will enjoy this album, which perfectly captures the frolic of a weekend in Palm Springs ( not that I have ever been there, but if I did go, this music would be playing! ). It's a catchy mixture of a brass, swing, surf music and some youthful stars doing their darnest to try to sing. Troy Donahue's voice is not half bad and he had a minor hit with "Live Young". Connie Stevens, of course, had quite a big record career. "What Till I Tell Him" never charted but it is a pleasant song. The Palm Canyon Bossa Nova is the best song on the album with its laid-back Manciniesque vibes.
The music was written by Frank Perkins, who also composed Mary, Mary, The Incredible Mr. Limpet and music for television series such as Hawaiian Eye, Bourbon Street Beat, and 77 Sunset Strip.
Palm Springs Weekend-The Soundtrack was released in stereo by Warner Bros. Records ( SB-1054 ) and could be heard on CD or on Youtube here.
Side One
Troy Donahue– Live Young
"Palm Springs Weekend" Orchestra– Hurricane Twist
Modern Folk Quartet*– Ox Driver
"Palm Springs Weekend" Orchestra– Shilly - Shally
Connie Stevens– What Will I Tell Him
"Palm Springs Weekend" Orchestra– Palm Canyon Bossa Nova - Hurricane Twist
Side Two
"Palm Springs Weekend" Orchestra– Go, Go-Devil
Ty Hardin, Jerry Van Dyke– Bye Bye Blackbird
"Palm Springs Weekend" Orchestra– Palm Springs Scramble
"Palm Springs Weekend" Orchestra– Prescription For Recovery
Bob Conrad (3)– A Little Bit Of Give
"Palm Springs Weekend" Orchestra– Live Young-Closing
Top Music Picks: Live Young, What Will I Tell Him, Palm Canyon Bossa Nova
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