''Loving You'' is the first

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by American

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singer

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. It was released by

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in mono, LPM 1515, in July 1957 to accompany his first starring film, '' Loving You'' (1957).

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s took place on January 15, 16, 17, and 18, 1957, at the

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Scoring Stage, and on January 12, 13, 19, and February 23 and 24, 1957, at

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. These are the first sessions where

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is officially listed as producer. It spent ten weeks at No. 1 on the

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chart. It was certified Gold on April 9, 1968 by the

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Content

The soundtrack includes seven songs composed expressly for the movie '' Loving You'' from writers contracted to Elvis Presley Music and Gladys Music, the publishing companies owned by Presley and his manager,

Colonel Tom Parker Thomas Andrew Parker (born Andreas Cornelis van Kuijk; June 26, 1909 January 21, 1997),

. An eighth song intended for but not appearing in the movie, "Don't Leave Me Now", was included on the album, and a new recording appeared on the soundtrack for his next film, '' Jailhouse Rock''. The previously released material comprises both sides of the

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taken from the soundtrack, Presley's number one hit "

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" backed with the film's title track, " Loving You". Producer

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liked "Teddy Bear" so much that he insisted it be included in the movie. Songs were added to bring up the running time of the album, including the swing-era favorite " Blueberry Hill", which had been a big hit for

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in 1956. " Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" had been done previously by the

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, as well as

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with

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's " True Love", written for the 1956 musical film ''

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'', also made the album, either to feature a straightforward romantic song, or to give Presley and

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an excuse for some close harmony singing. The practice of RCA augmenting soundtrack recordings with extra songs from non-soundtrack studio sessions to bring up the running time of the LP to acceptable lengths would become a commonplace occurrence with Presley soundtracks through the 1960s.

Reissues

RCA reissued the original 12-track album on compact disc in 1988. The album was reissued in an expanded CD edition on April 15, 1997, appending eight tracks to the original album. All tracks derive from the same sessions, with three alternate takes, the remaining track from the ''Just For You'' EP, three single sides, including " Tell Me Why", which would wait almost nine years to be released, and a remake of the Sun master " When It Rains, It Really Pours," also released much later on the 1965 LP '' Elvis for Everyone''. On January 11, 2005,

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reissued the album again, remastered using DSD technology with the six bonus tracks appended in standard fashion. A two-disc set was released on the Follow That Dream collectors label on January 12, 2006, with the bonus tracks and numerous additional takes.

Track listing

Original release

''Chart positions for singles taken from the

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chart; for albums from the

chart; for EPA 4041 from the newly inaugurated 1957 EP chart'' "Teddy Bear" and "Loving You" were released as a single and charted at, respectively, number one and number twenty on Billboard's Top 20 charts.

1997 and 2005 reissue bonus tracks

''Loving You'' was issued on CD with the originally album's 12 songs plus the following bonus tracks:

2006 Follow That Dream release

;Disc 1 ;Disc 2 The February 14 Session
1-12. "Loving You"
13-34. "Loving You"
35-50. "Loving You"

Personnel

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– vocals, acoustic guitar, percussion on “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” (uncertain) *

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– electric guitar *

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–

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– drums

* Gordon Stoker – piano on "Mean Woman Blues" and "Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do", percussion on "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (uncertain), backing vocals * Hoyt Hawkins – organ on "Blueberry Hill", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" and "Is It So Strange", piano (uncertain), backing vocals * Hugh Jarrett – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals Additional personnel *

Dudley Brooks Dudley Brooks (December 22, 1913 – July 17, 1989) was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. Biography Brooks was born on December 22, 1913, in Los Angeles, California.

– piano on "Loving You", "Blueberry Hill", "True Love", "Don't Leave Me Now", "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?", "I Need You So", "Is It So Strange", "One Night (of sin)" and "When It Rains, It Really Pours" * George Fields – harmonica on "Party" *

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– acoustic guitar on "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", "Lonesome Cowboy", "Hot Dog" and "Party"

Charts

Certifications

References

External links

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LPM-1515 ''Loving You'' Guide
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The Elvis Presley Record Research Database
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