Edge of Reality (song)

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"Edge of Reality"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Almost in Love
A-side "If I Can Dream"
B-side "Edge of Reality"
ReleasedNovember 5, 1968 [1]
RecordedMarch 7, 1968
Genre Psychedelic soul
Length3:15
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Almost in Love" / "A Little Less Conversation"
(1968)		"If I Can Dream" / "Edge Of Reality"
(1968)		"Memories"
(1969)

"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.

Contents

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 nine other Presley singles). [8]

Writing and recording

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

Tame Impala remixed this song for the Baz Luhrmann 2022 film Elvis and was included in the film's soundtrack.

Charts

Chart (1968)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 [14] 112
Chart (1969)Peak
position
Australia Kent Music Report [15] 2

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Jerry Osborne; Bruce Hamilton (1980). Presleyana. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN   978-0-89019-073-9.
  3. 1 2 James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 234–. ISBN   978-1-4422-3074-3.
  4. 1 2 Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN   978-0-89019-083-8.
  5. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 23 November 1968. pp. 83–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  6. ↑ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 197–. ISBN   978-0-85712-758-7.
  7. ↑ Chuck Miller (28 February 2011). Warman's American Records. Krause Publications. pp. 211–. ISBN   978-1-4402-2821-6.
  8. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 9 January 1971. pp.  36–. ISSN   0006-2510. Edge of Reality.
  9. ↑ 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.
  10. ↑ John A. Whisler (June 1981). Elvis Presley, reference guide and discography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   9780810814349.
  11. ↑ Sheryl Aumack (1 July 1990). Song & dance: an encyclopedia of musicals. Sea-Maid Press. ISBN   978-0-9625180-1-0.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 30 November 1968. pp.  1–. ISSN   0006-2510. Bubbling Under.
  15. ↑ "Edge of Reality: ELVIS PRESLEY". 20 June 2023.
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