Personnel: Bill Shontz (vocals, tenor saxophone, background vocals); Suzy Bogguss (vocals, background vocals); Joanie Bartels, Ann Wilson, Rodney Crowell, Ronnie McDowell, Ronnie Milsap, Shari Lewis, Shawn Colvin, Brian Setzer (vocals); Dean Brown (guitar, acoustic guitar); Hugh McCracken, Reggie Young , Steve Cropper (guitar); Nancy Wilson (12-string guitar, mandolin); Michael Acosta (saxophone, soprano saxophone); Michael Brecker (tenor saxophone); Matt Rollings, Bette Sussman (piano); Roy M. "Junior" Husky (acoustic bass); Chris Parker , Milton Sledge (drums); Gerald Boyd, Ted Hewitt, Myriam Naomi Valle, James Williams, James "D-Train" Williams , Porter Carroll, Sharon Bryant (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Jay Messina; Joe Chiccarelli.
Liner Note Author: Arne Holland.
Recording information: Bad Animals, Seattle, WA; Bear Tracks, Suffern, NY; Edison Studios, New York, NY; House Of Music, W.Orange, NJ; Score One, Burbank, CA; Shelter Island, New York, NY; Sound Stage, Nashville, TN; The Bennett House, Franklyn, TN; The Bennett, House, Franklyn, TN; The Complex, LA, CA; The Complex, Los Angeles, CA.
This disc of Elvis songs for kids is wildly erratic. It features country stars Rodney Crowell and Suzy Bogguss, rockers Brian Setzer, Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart, and kids' stars Shari Lewis, Bill Shontz and Joanie Bartels. Bartels delivers a low-key "Return to Sender," and Bogguss is up to the test on "Stuck On You," but far and away the best cut is by everyone's favorite "Hound Dog," Hush Puppy. That track alone makes the disc worthwhile.~ Ross Boissoneau
