By then, film and soundtrack obligations were starting to back up on each other, and six weeks after the aborted "lost album" sessions of May 1963, the stable of Presley songwriters was required to come up with another dozen songs for yet another new picture.

For debated reasons, the idea of a full-length soundtrack long-playing album was not considered, which has attracted much criticism from various accounts, including Elvis: The Illustrated Record.

[5] Presley recorded three duets with co-star Ann-Margret for the film; only one, "The Lady Loves Me", was used in the movie and it would not be officially issued by RCA until the posthumous collection, Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 4 in 1983.

One track, a rhythm and blues dance number called "The Climb", performed by George MacFadden of the Jubilee Four backed by the Jordanaires and an uncredited Presley, would not be officially released until 2018 (see "Reissues", below).

In 2003 the complete soundtrack was reissued on the Follow That Dream collectors label in a special edition that contained the original album tracks along with a selection of alternate takes.

In January 2010, as part of the 75th anniversary of Presley's birth, Sony Music finally released an official almost-complete soundtrack album which included all twelve songs recorded for the film.

In August 2018 the Follow That Dream label released The Viva Las Vegas Sessions as a Special 3–CD Deluxe Edition, which made the film version of "C'mon Everybody" and "The Climb" officially available for the first time.