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Written by: Billy Edd Wheeler/ Jerry Chesnut Recorded: December 10-11, 1973, Stax Studios, Memphis Released master is take 19. Single: w/ "Promised Land", PB-10074, September 27, 1974 Also re-released as Gold Standard single, GB-10488, February 1976 Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #9 on Billboard's Country Chart #8 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart 1st LP release: Promised Land - January 1975 |
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| I was just becoming a fan in mid- to late-1974, so "It's Midnight" / "Promised Land" was the double-sided hit being played on the country stations not long after that, so it's one of the early "new hits" by Elvis that I remember. In the '70s, Elvis mastered the delivery of ballads like "It's Midnight", lonely plaintive verses with a haunting melody, culminating in a powerful chorus, complete with J.D. and the Stamps at full throttle. I'll write more later, promise. Browse the other stuff below in the meantime. |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)A fine orchestral arrangement also appears on "It's Midnight", but this is very different (comparing to "If You Talk In Your Sleep"). From the humid opening, with a gentle acoustic guitar, harmonica and a soft yet solid bass, the song builds dramatically. This is a serious song, and Presley's performance is full of foreboding and horror. This constitutes another remarkable performance which can plunge the listener into depression. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for It's Midnight Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "It's Midnight" Links
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Maybe it's too late. Sometimes even hate myself for loving you Trying to be strong Then nighttime comes along and I start wanting you Wanting you Where is all my self-control I'm burning way down in my soul And needing you Wishing I could be the man I try to Hating me for wanting to be with you Knowing you don't love me like you used to But it's midnight, Ohh and I miss you It's getting late and I know that's when I am weak Funny how things have a way of looking so much brighter in the daylight I ought to go to bed to try and straighten out my head and just forget you Oh but it's midnight, and I miss you It's getting late and I know that's when I am weak Funny how things have a way of looking so much brighter in the day light I ought to go to bed to try and straighten out my head and just forget you Oh but it's midnight, and I miss you It's midnight and I miss you |
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