Two weeks after the release of "Teddy Bear" / "Loving You" RCA Victor issued an extended player with songs from Elvis' latest movie "Loving You". Due to a mistake it was "Loving You - Volume 2". On October 7, 1957 Billboard started to list the record on their new "Best Selling Pop EPs Chart". It stayed on the hitparade for seven weeks and peaked at number 4. In 1992 the RIAA honored the domestic sales with a Gold Award. Worldwide RCA sold a million copies, which equals 150 million paid streams of the complete extended player.

Just like they had done before, RCA more or less copied the artwork of the longplayer to ensure the recognition value.

The ep is not available on the streaming platforms, because all songs are included on the album "Loving You" (1957).

"Lonesome Cowboy" was written by Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett, who would also become regular suppliers of movie tunes. I don't like this song too much and Elvis seems to be a bit overstrained with the tune. On January 15, 1957 he recorded 25 takes of the dramatic ballad, but didn't archive a releasable performance. Finally the master was spliced of the takes 25 and 20.

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller had written "Hot Dog" for Young Jessie, who also recorded it. But because the track was never released, Elvis' version can be regarded to be the original one. He taped the song on January 18, 1957 within 17 takes. It's a nice enough song, but certainly not a hit. "Hot Dog" can also be found on the ep "Loving You - Volume 2" (1957) and on the boxed set "The Other Sides - Worldwide Gold Award Hits Volume 2".

Elvis recorded Claude Demetrius' song on January 13, 1957 at Radio Recorders and needed 14 attempts to do so. Jerry Lee Lewis covered "Mean Woman Blues" the same year, in 1963 Roy Orbison followed with another version. The combination of the ironic lyrics and the king's snotty performance is nothing but great and turns the 12 bar blues into a true highlight. The song was also released on the extended player "Loving You - Volume 2" (1957). Later it was included on the boxed set "The Other Sides - Worldwide Gold Award Hits Volume 2" (1971).

In the future Ben Weisman would be responsible for a lot of meager movie tunes, but this one, written with the help of Aron Schroeder, is a masterpiece. On January 12, 1957 Elvis also put his best foot forward and delivered a perfect performance. In total he needed nine takes to get it right. RCA also released the track on the ep "Loving You - Volume 2" (1957) and the boxed set "The Other Sides - Worldwide Gold Award Hits Volume 2" (1971).