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Written by: Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller Recorded:
Single:w/ "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear", 47-7000, June 11, 1957 Also re-released as 78rpm, 20-7000, June 11, 1957 Also re-released as Gold Standard Series, 447-0620, 1961 RIAA Certified: 2X Multi-Platinum (as of 07/15/1999) Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #28 on Billboard's Hot 100 #21 on Cash Box Top 100 #15 on Billboard's Country Disc-jockey chart #1 on Billboard's rhythm & blues chart ("Teddy Bear"/"Loving You") 1st LP release: Loving You - July 1, 1957 |
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"Love Me Tender" may be remembered as Elvis' first big romantic ballad, but "Loving You" is a better showcase for his early crooning style. The fast version featured at the start of the film is interesting as a novelty, but Elvis truly shines in both of the ballad versions. The sparse acoustic version is featured in the farm scene in the movie. The record version, with the Jordanaires behind him (of course), and Dudley Brooks on piano, is the best of the three. I'll add some more later, but meanwhile check out the music and links. |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)...Apart from Presley's purely-delivered melody, [Dudley] Brooks's contribution is the most important: his piano is stylish, apart from some out-of-character chords. The song ends magically. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 Simple, lovely ballad with Floyd Cramer filling in the background which took some forty takes before Elvis was satisfied. Martin Torgoff  , The Complete Elvis, 1982 Starting with a dark piano arpeggio from Dudley Brooks, "Loving You" is a dreamy, late-night torch song. Over a pulsing upright bass from Bill Black, a delicately picked guitar from Scotty Moore, and quartet backing vocals from the Jordanaires, Presley's rich, resonant, and supremely confident voice croons a quiet but assertive promise... from the AllMusic review of "Loving You" Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for Loving You Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "Loving You" Links
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I will spend my whole life through Loving you, loving you Winter, summer, spring-time, too Loving you, loving you Makes no difference where I go or what I do You know that I'll always be loving you If I'm seen with someone new Don't be blue, don't be blue I'll be faithful I'll be true Always true, true to you There is only one for me, and you know who You know that I'll always be loving you |
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