"Edge of Reality" | ||||
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Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
from the album Almost in Love | ||||
A-side | "If I Can Dream" | |||
B-side | "Edge of Reality" | |||
Released | November 5, 1968[1] | |||
Recorded | March 7, 1968 | |||
Genre | Psychedelic soul | |||
Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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"Edge of Reality" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture Live a Little, Love a Little,[2][3] released to cinemas on October 23.
In October[4] or November 1968 it was released on a single (RCA Victor 47–9670) with "If I Can Dream" (from his soon to be released album Elvis, the soundtrack for the upcoming NBC TV comeback special) on the other side.[5][2][6][7] The single was the first Presley record on the orange label.[4]
On December 1, 1970, the single "If I Can Dream" / "Edge of Reality" was re-released as part of RCA Victor's Gold Standard Series (together with 9 other Presley's singles).[8]
Writing and recording
[edit]The song was written by Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, and Florence Kaye.[9][3][2][10][11][12]
Elvis Presley recorded it in March 1968.[2][13]
Tame Impala remix
[edit]Tame Impala remixing this song for the Baz Luhrmann 2022 film Elvis and was included in the film's soundtrack.
Charts
[edit]Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100[14] | 112 |
Chart (1969) | Peak position |
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Australia Kent Music Report[15] | 2 |
References
[edit]- ^ Mike Eder (1 September 2013). Elvis Music FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King's Recorded Works. Backbeat Books. pp. 246–. ISBN 978-1-61713-580-4.
- ^ a b c d Jerry Osborne; Bruce Hamilton (1980). Presleyana. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-073-9.
- ^ a b James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 234–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
- ^ a b Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-083-8.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (23 November 1968). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 83–. ISSN 0006-2510.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-0-85712-758-7.
- ^ Chuck Miller (28 February 2011). Warman's American Records. Krause Publications. pp. 211–. ISBN 978-1-4402-2821-6.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (9 January 1971). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 36–. ISSN 0006-2510.
Edge of Reality.
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has generic name (help) - ^ Dylan Jones (14 August 2014). Elvis Has Left the Building: The Day the King Died. The Overlook Press. pp. 159–. ISBN 978-1-4683-1042-9.
- ^ John A. Whisler (June 1981). Elvis Presley, reference guide and discography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810814349.
- ^ Sheryl Aumack (1 July 1990). Song & dance: an encyclopedia of musicals. Sea-Maid Press. ISBN 978-0-9625180-1-0.
- ^ Ruth Benjamin; Arthur Rosenblatt (1993). Movie song catalog: performers and supporting crew for the songs sung in 1460 musical and nonmusical films, 1928-1988. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-89950-764-4.
Edge of Reality Elvis Presley.
- ^ Robert Matthew-Walker (1995). Heartbreak hotel: the life and music of Elvis Presley. Castle Communications. ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8.
Elvis Presley Edge of Reality.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (30 November 1968). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510.
Bubbling Under.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Edge of Reality: ELVIS PRESLEY". 20 June 2023.
- Lee Cotten (1985). All shook up: Elvis day-by-day, 1954-1977. Pierian Press. ISBN 9780876501726.
External links
[edit]- Elvis Presley - If I Can Dream / Edge of Reality at Discogs
- Elvis Presley — Edge of Reality at Australian-charts.com
- Further reading