Loving You
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Loving You | |
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Directed by | Hal Kanter |
Produced by | Hal B. Wallis |
Written by | Mary Agnes Thompson (story) Herbert Baker & Hal Kanter (screenwriters) |
Starring | Elvis Presley Dolores Hart Lizabeth Scott |
Music by | Walter Scharf |
Cinematography | Charles Lang |
Editing by | Howard A. Smith |
Distributed by | Paramount |
Release date(s) | July 9, 1957 |
Running time | 101 min. |
Language | English |
IMDb profile |
Loving You is a 1957 American motion picture starring Elvis Presley. It is Presley's second motion picture with a story that mirrors his own rise to fame. Presley's mother and father can be seen as part of the audience during the final song "Got A Lot Of Livin' To Do."
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[edit] Primary cast
- Elvis Presley: Jimmy Tompkins (Deke Rivers)
- Dolores Hart: Susan Jessup
- Lizabeth Scott: Glenda Markle
- Wendell Corey: Walter "Tex" Warner
- James Gleason: Carl Meade
- Ralph Dumke: Jim Tallman
Loving You | ||
Studio album by Elvis Presley | ||
Released | July 1, 1957 | |
Recorded | Radio Recorders, Hollywood, January 12, 1957 - February 24, 1957; Paramount Scoring Stage, Hollywood, January 15, 1957 - January 22, 1957 | |
Genre | Rock | |
Length | 41:01 | |
Label | RCA | |
Producer(s) | Steve Sholes | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Elvis Presley chronology | ||
Elvis (1956) |
Loving You (1957) |
Elvis' Christmas Album (1957) |
[edit] Soundtrack album
Elvis' third album was the soundtrack to the film "Loving You", released in July 1957 simultaneously with the film, and contains a combination of songs recorded both for the film and for standard release since the beginning of 1957.
[edit] Track listing
- "Mean Woman Blues" (Claude DeMetrius) – 2:18
- "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"(Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe) – 1:52
- "Loving You" (Jerry Leiber,Mike Stoller) – 2:18
- "Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do" (Aaron Schroeder, Ben Weisman) – 2:34
- "Lonesome Cowboy" (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) – 3:07
- "Hot Dog" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 1:17
- "Party" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 1:31
- "Blueberry Hill" (A. Lewis,L. Stock,V. Rose) – 2:40
- "True Love" (Cole Porter) – 2:07
- "Don't Leave Me Now" (Aaron Schroeder, Ben Weisman) – 2:06
- "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" (Scott Wiseman) – 2:33
- "I Need You So" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 2:37
[edit] Personnel
- Elvis Presley - vocals, guitar
- Scotty Moore - guitar
- Bill Black - bass
- D.J. Fontana - drums
- Gordon Stoker - piano
- The Jordanaires - vocals
- Tiny Timbrell - guitar
- Dudley Brooks - piano
- Hoyt Hawkins - piano, organ
- George Fields - harmonica
[edit] Re-release track listings
The album was released on CD in an expanded edition in 1999 and 2005, with the same track listing for both re-releases. In 2006, a Follow That Dream CD edition was released, with a second disc.
[edit] 1999 and 2005 track listing
- "Mean Woman Blues" (Claude DeMetrius) – 2:18
- "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear (Kal Mann, Bernie Lowe) – 1:52
- "Loving You" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 2:18
- "Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do" (Aaron Schroeder, Ben Weisman) – 2:34
- "Lonesome Cowboy" (Sid Tepper, Roy C. Bennett) – 3:07
- "Hot Dog" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 1:17
- "Party" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 1:31
- "Blueberry Hill" (A. Lewis, L. Stock, V. Rose) – 2:40
- "True Love" (Cole Porter) – 2:07
- "Don't Leave Me Now" (Aaron Schroeder, Ben Weisman) – 2:06
- "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" (Scott Wiseman) – 2:33
- "I Need You So" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 2:37
- "Tell Me Why" (Titus Turner) – 2:06
- "Is It So Strange" (Faron Young) – 2:29
- "One Night (Of Sin)" (Bartholomew, King) – 2:36
- "When It Rains, It Really Pours" (William Robert Emerson) – 1:48
- "I Beg of You" (Rosemarie Marie McCoy, Kelly Owens) – 1:51
- "Party" (Jessie Mae Robinson) – 1:07
- "Loving You" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller) – 1:25
- "Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do" (Aaron Schroeder, Ben Weisman) – 1:20
[edit] 2006 Follow That Dream track listing
[edit] Disc 1
- "Mean Woman Blues"
- "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"
- "Loving You"
- "Got a Lot O' Livin' to Do"
- "Lonesome Cowboy"
- "Hot Dog"
- "Party"
- "Blueberry Hill"
- "True Love"
- "Don't Leave Me Now"
- "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You"
- "I Need You So"
- "One Night (Of Sin)"
- "I Beg of You"
- "All Shook Up"
- "That's When Your Heartaches Begin"
- "Tell Me Why"
- "Is It So Strange"
- "When It Rains, It Really Pours"
- "One Night (Of Sin)"
- "I Beg Of You (Alternative Take)"
- "Loving You (End Version)"
- "Party (Alternate Master)"
- "Loving You (Main Version)"
- "Loving You (Farm Version)"
- "Got A Lot O' Livin´ To Do! (Finale)"
- "Mean Woman Blues (Version)"
- "Loving You (Main Version)"
- "Loving You (Farm Version)"
- "Blueberry Hill Hill (From Acetate)"
- "Got A Lot O' Livin' To Do! (Main Version - From Acetate)"
[edit] Disc 2: The February 14th Session
- Loving You (Takes 1 - 12; Mono 'Farm Scene' Version)
- Loving You (Takes 13 - 34; Mono Main Version)
- Loving You (Takes 35 - 50)
- Loving You (Takes 1 - 15; Binaural Main Version Takes)
[edit] References
- Jorgenson, Ernst (1998). Elvis Presley: A Life In Music - The Complete Recording Sessions. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-18572-3
- Loving You Special Edition FTD CD Information: http://shop.elvis.com.au/prod1295.htm