EAP Index World: Loving You, Volumes I & 2 / Just For You (EP

Loving You was the title of two volumes of an EP released by RCA which, along with another EP, Just For You, helped promote the LP of the same name released on June 20, 1957, Elvis' first soundtrack album on the label.

The original soundtrack included seven songs composed by writers hired by Elvis Presley Music and Gladys Music expressly for the movie "Loving You". An eighth song, "Don't Leave Me Now", intended for the production but unused, was included on the album, with a new recording appearing on the soundtrack to his upcoming film, "Jailhouse Rock".

Previously available material comprised both sides of a single released on June 11, 1957 that contained Presley's number-one hit "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear" and the film's title track on the B-side.

Songs were added to increase the length of the album, including Swing-era favorite "Blueberry Hill", which had been a big hit for Fats Domino in 1956, "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" by the group Sons of the Pioneers, and "True Love" by Cole Porter.

RCA's practice of supplementing soundtrack records with extra songs to give the works acceptable lengths would become a common occurrence during the 1960s.

As the single's reception had been satisfactory above expectations, RCA did not miss the opportunity to earn the highest possible values with the tracks.

In addition to the LP, the EPs Loving You, Volume 1 and Loving You, Volume 2 were also released on June 20, 1957, which featured four songs from the film each.

A third EP, Just For You, was sold from August 21, 1957 and contained three more extra songs from the LP. "Don't Leave Me Now" was not added this time, being replaced by "Is it So Strange", recorded in the same sessions as the soundtrack.

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Title:

Loving You, Volume 1

Label:

RCA Victor [EPA 1-1515]

Format:

Number of tracks:

Running time:

7:45

Type of album:

Studio / Compilation

Linked to:

Official discography

Year:

1957

Recorded:

January 16 & 21, and February 23 & 24, 1957

Released:

June 20, 1957

Singles:

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Loving You, Volume 1 was the first EP to redistribute the content of the LOVING YOU LP, released on the same day. It contained four tracks present on the aforementioned album, all from the January/February 1957 sessions. The work includes the following tracks:

ORIGINAL EP

SIDE A

1. Loving You

2. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear

SIDE B

3. Party

4. True Love

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Title:

Loving You, Volume 2

Label:

RCA Victor [EPA 2-1515]

Format:

Number of tracks:

Running time:

9:15

Type of album:

Studio / Compilation

Linked to:

Official discography

Year:

1957

Recorded:

January 12, 13, 15 & 18, 1957

Lançamento:

June 20, 1957

Singles:

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Loving You, Volume 2 was the second EP to redistribute the content of the LOVING YOU LP. It contained four other tracks present on the aforementioned album, all of them again coming from the January / February 1957 sessions. The work includes following the tracks:

ORIGINAL EP

SIDE A

1. Lonesome Cowboy

2. Hot Dog

SIDE B

3. Mean Woman Blues

4. Got a Lot o' Livin' to Do!

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Title:

Just For You

Label:

RCA Victor [EPA 4041]

Format:

Number of tracks:

Running time:

10:20

Type of album:

Studio / Compilation

Linked to:

Official discography

Year:

1957

Recorded:

January 19 & February 23, 1957

Lançamento:

August 21, 1957

Singles:

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Just For You was the third EP and last work to redistribute the content of the LP LOVING YOU. It contained three extra tracks from the aforementioned album and omitted "Don't Leave Me Now" to make way for "Is it So Strange", from the January 19, 1957 session. The work includes the following tracks:

ORIGINAL EP

SIDE A

1. I Need You So

2. Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?

SIDE B

3. Blueberry Hill

4. Is it So Strange

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RECORDING SESSIONS

Dates:

January 12 - February 24, 1957

Studio:

Radio Recorders Studio 1

Paramount Sound Stage

Location:

Hollywood, California

Musicians:

Voice: Elvis Presley

Guitar: Elvis Presley
Electric guitar: Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore, Hilmer J. Timbrell
Bass: Bill Black
Drums: D. J. Fontana
Piano: Gordon Stoker, Hoyt Hawkins, Elvis Presley, Dudley Brooks
Harmonica: George Fields
Backing Vocals: The Jordanaires

Sound engineer / Rcording engineer:

Thorne Nogar

JANUARY 12, 1957
I Believe H2WB 0253-09
Tell Me Why H2WB 0254-05
Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do! (Record Version) H2WB 0255-09
All Shook Up H2WB 0256-10

JANUARY 13, 1957
Mean Woman Blues (Record Version) H2WB 0257-14
(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me) H2WB 0258-09
I Beg Of You (Alternate Master) H2WB 0259-12
That's When Your Heartaches Begin H2WB 0260-SP
Take My Hand, Precious Lord H2WB 0261-14

JANUARY 15, 1957
Party (Alternate Master - Movie Version) - SPA5 2868-07
Mean Woman Blues (Unused Version)
Lonesome Cowboy H2WB 2194-SP

JANUARY 16, 1957
Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do! (Opening - Alternate Master) HRA1 8674-17
Detour (Instrumental)
(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear H2WB 2193-13
Peter Cottontail (Instrumental)
One Night Of Sin NPA5 5820-NA

JANUARY 17, 1957
Loving You (Farm Version 1) (Not Used)
Loving You (End Version) (Not Used)
Loving You (Main Version 1)
Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do! (Alternate Intro Version) (Not Used)
Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do! (Movie Version Composite)
Dancing On a Dare (Dolores Hart?)
Detour (Dolores Hart?)

JANUARY 18, 1957
Hot Dog - H2WB 2196-17
Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do! (Finale) WPA5 2587-13
Blueberry Hill (Tryout)

JANUARY 21, 1957
Party H2WB 2195-11
Mean Woman Blues (Alternate Intro Version)
Mean Woman Blues (Movie Version Composite) SPA5 2870-SP
Detour (Instrumental - End Version)

JANUARY 22, 1957
Loving You (Farm Version 2) (Not Used)

FEBRUARY 14, 1957
Loving You (Farm Version 3 / Slow Version) - WPA5 2538-12
Loving You (Main Version 2 / Fast Version) - WPA5 2539-21

FEBRUARY 15, 1957
Loving You (Road Medley)

FEBRUARY 23, 1957
Don't Leave Me Now H2WB 0414-29
I Beg Of You H2WB 0259-34
One Night H2WB 0415-10
True Love H2WB 0416-20
I Need You So H2WB 0417-08

FEBRUARY 24, 1957
Loving You H2WB 0418-04
When It Rains It Really Pours (New Version) H2WB 0419-08

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