Released on the budget RCA Camden label shortly after another similar compilation, Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2, Separate Ways was the second and final attempt by RCA to repackage older Elvis recordings by pairing them with a recent chart hit, in this case "Separate Ways" and its flipside "Always On My Mind".
This release followed another similar compilation, Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2, as RCA's second and final effort to repackage older Elvis recordings by pairing them with a recent chart hit, in this case "Separate Ways" paired with its flipside "Always On My Mind".