The Next Step Is Love

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"The Next Step Is Love"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album That's the Way It Is
A-side "I've Lost You"
ReleasedJuly 1970 (1970-07)
Genre Soft rock
Length3:30
Label RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"The Wonder of You" / "Mama Liked the Roses"
(1970)
"I've Lost You" / "The Next Step Is Love"
(1970)
"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" / "Patch It Up"
(1970)

"The Next Step Is Love" is a song written by Paul Evans and Paul Parnes and originally recorded by Elvis Presley.

Contents

Released as a single, it reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 as a double A-side with "I've Lost You". [1]

The song was included on the album That's the Way It Is , released in November 1970.

Track listing

7" single (, ) [2]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Lost You" Alan Blaikley, Ken Howard 3:31
2."The Next Step Is Love" Paul Evans, Paul Parnes 3:30

Charts

Chart (1970)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 32
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [4] 57

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References

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  3. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  4. "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.