Loving You (soundtrack)
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MusicHound | [3] |
Rough Guides | [4] |
Loving You is the first
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.[6] 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
Reissues
RCA reissued the original 12-track album on
Track listing
Original release
Chart positions for singles taken from the Billboard Pop Singles chart; for albums from the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart; for EPA 4041 from the newly inaugurated 1957 EP chart
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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1. | "Blueberry Hill" | Vincent Rose, Al Lewis, Larry Stock | January 19, 1957[16] | 2:38 |
2. | "True Love" | Cole Porter | February 23, 1957[17] | 2:07 |
3. | "Don't Leave Me Now" | Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman | February 23, 1957 | 2:00 |
4. | "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" | Johnny Russell and Scott Wiseman | January 19, 1957 | 2:30 |
5. | "I Need You So" | Ivory Joe Hunter | February 23, 1957 | 2:40 |
"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.[18]
1997 and 2005 reissue bonus tracks
Loving You was issued on CD with the originally album's 12 songs plus the following bonus tracks:
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Recording date | Length |
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13. | " Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do" (finale) | Aaron Schroeder and Ben Weisman | January 12, 1957 | 1:20 |
2006 Follow That Dream release
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- Disc 2
The February 14 Session
1-12. "Loving You" (HZ all mono farm version takes)
13-34. "Loving You" (KX all mono main version takes)
35-50. "Loving You" (KX take 1-15 binaural main version takes)
Personnel
- Elvis Presley – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar, percussion on “(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear” (uncertain)
- Scotty Moore – electric guitar
- Bill Black – double bass
- D. J. Fontana – 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
- Neal Matthews – backing vocals
Additional personnel
- Dudley Brooks – 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"
- Tiny Timbrell – acoustic guitar on "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", "Lonesome Cowboy", "Hot Dog" and "Party"
Charts
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 24 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[20] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
See also
References
- ^ "1950s discography".
- ^ AllMusic review.
- ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
- ISBN 1-84353-417-7.
- ^ "Searchable datebase". RIAA. 2013. Retrieved May 17, 2013. Note: Enter search for "Presley, Elvis" and go to page 36
- ^ Jorgensen, Ernst. Elvis Presley A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998; pp. 78-80.
- ^ Jorgensen, op. cit., p. 411.
- The King of Rock 'n' Roll: The Complete 50s Masters. RCA 66050-2, 1992, liner notesp. 34.
- ^ "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions".
- ^ "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions".
- ^ "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions".
- ^ "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions".
- ^ "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions".
- ^ "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions".
- ^ "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions".
- ^ "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions".
- ^ "Elvis Presley Recording Sessions".
- ^ "Billboard Top 20: Pop singles". Elvis Presley: Official Site of the King of Rock 'n' Roll. Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc. 2013. Archived from the original on July 19, 2013. Retrieved May 6, 2013.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Elvis Presley – Loving You". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
- Loving You at Discogs (list of releases)
- LPM-1515 Loving You Guide part of The Elvis Presley Record Research Database
- Loving You Special Edition FTD CD Information: http://shop.elvis.com.au/prod1295.htm Archived 2010-11-21 at the Wayback Machine