RCA 47  7000                        Black Label – Dog On Top

 Side A.  Teddy Bear

Side B.  Loving You

 On June 19th 1957 the Hot 100 chart had Teddy Bear in the number 1 position, it remained number 1 for seven weeks and stayed on the chart for twenty five weeks, the Country chart had this track at the number 1 slot on June 22nd, and remained on the chart for sixteen weeks. The Rhythm & Blues chart also had the song at number 1 on June 29th, it stayed on this chart for twelve weeks. Loving You was on Billboard's Hot 100 chart on June 19th at the number 28 position and stayed on the chart for twenty two weeks. On June 29th the Rhythm & Blues chart had this song at number 1, where it remained on the chart for twelve weeks.

This was released in the UK by RCA, catalogue No RCA 1013, with a black label with a triangular centre, this 45 reached number 3 in the UK charts when it entered on July 18th 1957.

Matrix numbers: H2WW-2193-2S D2 / H2WW-0418-1S B4

Released in 1957 by RCA Records on 78 RPM
Re-released by RCA Records on 45 RPM on the Gold Standard Series label.

Recording Dates

Teddy Bear - Recorded 18th January 1957, Paramount Sound Stage, Hollywood, CA

Loving You - Recorded 24th February 1957, Radio Recorders Studio 1, Hollywood, CA

Musicians:-

Elvis Presley, Scotty Moore - Guitar,   Bill Black - Bass,   D.J. Fontana - Drums, Gordon Stoker, Dudley Brooks, Hoyt Hawkins - Piano,

The Jordanaires – Vocals

Release Date:-

US:- June 11th 1957

UK:- July 1957

 Chart Position:-

US:- 1

UK:- 3