Love in Las Vegas (EP - RCA, 1964)

Title:

Love in Las Vegas

Label:

RCA Victor [EPA 4381]

Format:

EP

Number of tracks:

4

Running time:

10:55

Type of album:

Soundtrack

Linked to:

Official discography; Viva Las Vegas, 1964

Year:

1964

Recording date:

July 9 - 11, 1963

Release date:

April 28, 1964

Singles:

"Viva Las Vegas / What'd I Say" (April 28, 1964)

Viva Las Vegas / Love in Las Vegas was Elvis' 15th soundtrack album, his 29th EP and 41st album. Its content covers just four of more than 40 songs recorded, whether by Elvis, Ann-Margret or others, for the 1964 film of the same name.

The recording sessions for the songs heard on the EP took place on July 9, 10 and 11, 1963, at Radio Recorders, in Hollywood, California. However, other songs were worked on in August and September.

Fifteen songs were recorded for the film and nine were used, but only six were released on records. This was because the idea of a LP was not even considered by RCA and the Colonel, who wanted to save as much as possible by following the low standards established for the previous track, "Kissin' Cousins".

In the United Kingdom, the film was released under the title "Love in Las Vegas" on March 13, 1964, to avoid confusion with another production known there as "Viva Las Vegas". For this reason, the soundtrack also had its title changed on that region. The tracks present on both albums, the US one being released only on May 8, 1964, were the same, however.

To promote the film, RCA released a single on April 28, 1964, with "Viva Las Vegas" on side A and "What'd I Say" on side B, which, although it positioned well in the charts (21st and 29th positions, respectively) was seen as a disappointment. This did nothing to promote the album "Love in Las Vegas", released on the same day in the UK.

The EPs, released during Beatlemania and the beginning of the "British Invasion" in the US, made no impact on the new direction in which popular music was moving. Even the most Jazz-infested song of Presley's illustrious career, "I Need Somebody to Lean On" went virtually unnoticed.

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RECORDING SESSIONS

Dates:

July 9 - September 4, 1963

Studio:

Radio Recorders

MGM Sound Stage

Location:

Hollywood, California

Musicians:

Voice: Elvis Presley, George McFadden (The Climb), Ann-Margret (The Lady Loves Me, You're The Boss, Today, Tomorrow & Forever, My Appreciation, My Rival)
Electric guitar: Scotty Moore, Billy Strange, Hilmer J 'Tiny' Timbrell, Alton Hendrickson, Glenn Campbell
Bass: Bob Moore, Keith Mitchell, Ray Siegal
Drums: DJ Fontana, Murray 'Buddy' Harman, Frank Carlson, Charles Flores
Percussion: Hal Rees, Roy Hart, Larry Bunker, Frank Flynn, Michael Sylva
Piano: Floyd Cramer, Dudley Brooks, Calvin Jackson, Artie Kane
Organ: Homer 'Boots' Randolph, Calvin Jackson
Saxophone: William Green, Gus Bivona, Ronald Laninger, Don Lodice, Gene Cipriano, Steve Douglas
Trumpet: Oliver Mitchell, James Zito, Uan Rasey, George Werth, Manuel Stevens
Trombone: Herb Taylor, Randall Miller, Richard Noel, Karl De Karshe, Elmer Schneider
Harp: Dorothy Ramsen
Backing Vocals: The Jordanaires, Elvis Presley (The Climb)

Sound engineer / Recording engineer

Dave Wiechman, Fred Mulculpin

JULY 9, 1963
                               Night Life WPA1 8023-14
                               C'mon Everybody (Record Version) RPA3 0389-05
                               If You Think I Don't Need You RPA3 0387-13
                               Viva Las Vegas (Tryout)

JULY 10, 1963
                               I Need Somebody To Lean On RPA3 0386-20
                               Do The Vega WPA1 8025-07
                               Santa Lucia (Track)
                               Viva Las Vegas RPA3 0234-07
                               The Climb (George McFadden) HRA1 8687-09
                               Yellow Rose Of Texas / The Eyes Of Texas WPA1 8024-09
                               C'mon Everybody (Movie Version)

JULY 11, 1963
                              The Lady Loves Me (Duet with Ann-Margret) NPA5 5825-10
                              You're The Boss (Duet with Ann-Margret) WPA5 2511-16
                              Today, Tomorrow & Forever (Duet with Ann-Margret) OPA5 8215-02
                              Today, Tomorrow & Forever (Track)
                              Today, Tomorrow & Forever (Record Version) RPA3 0388-06
                              Today, Tomorrow & Forever (Track Dubdown)
                              Santa Lucia (Vocal Overdub)
                              Today, Tomorrow & Forever (Movie Version - Vocal overdub)
                              Bongos (Instrumental)

AUGUST 28, 1963
                            Appreciation (Ann-Margret - #1 Short Version)
                            Appreciation (Ann-Margret - #2)
                            Appreciation (Ann-Margret - #3)
                            My Rival (Ann-Margret)

AUGUST 30, 1963
                          What'd I Say RPA3 0235-04

SEPTEMBER 4, 1963
                         I Need Somebody To Lean On (Movie Version)

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