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Written by: Ken Howard, Alan Blaikley Recorded: June 4, 1970, RCA Studio B, Nashville Released master is take 7. Single:w/ "Next Step Is Love", 47-9873, July 14, 1970 Also re-released as Gold Standard Series, 447-0677, August 1971 RIAA Certified: Gold (as of 03/27/1992) Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #32 on Billboard Hot 100 #18 on Cash Box chart #57 on Billboard Country chart #5 on Billboard Easy Listening chart 1st LP release: Elvis Thats The Way It Is - November 11, 1970 |
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Like many fans, I got used to the "live" version of "I've Lost You" on the That's The Way It Is album, before I finally heard the studio single version. While the live version has more punch, especially on the chorus, I prefer the studio version myself. The song benefits from the precise balance of the instrumentation in the recording, and Elvis' vocals have more polish, and he sings the complete lyrics in this version, while in the live version he standardizes the chorus. Either way, Elvis does a great job on a nice song. More to come later, meanwhile, check out the music and links! |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)In its way, this performance ["I Just Can't Help Believing"] is a classic. So is "I've Lost You", in which another fine performance of a haunting song is enhanced by marvellous orchestral backing. In particular, Ronnie Tutt's drumming and the fine piano of Glen Harding [sic] deserve mention, as well as the anonymous oboe player. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 Emotional ballad sung with magnificent quavering tremolo. The studio version is tame, refined, and less wrenching. A powerful version was included in the film That's The Way It Is, and released on the soundtrack LP. The Complete Elvis, edited by Martin Torgoff, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for I've Lost You Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "I've Lost You" Links
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Lying by your side I watch you sleeping And in your face the sweetness of a child Murmuring the dreams you won't recapture Though it will haunt the corners of you mind I've Lost though you're near me And your body still is kind I've lost you on the journey But I can't remember where or when Who can tell when summer turns to autumn And who can point the moment love grows cold Softly without pain the joy is over Though why it's gone we neither of us know Oh, I've lost you yes, I've lost you I can't reach you anymore We ought to talk it over now But reason can't stand in for feeling, oh Six o'clock the baby will be crying And you will stumble, sleeping to the door In the chill and sullen gray of morning We play the parts that we have learned too well Oh I've lost you, oh, I've lost you Oh, You won't admit it so I've lost you on the journey But I can't remember where or when no more Oh, I've lost you yes, I've lost you I can't reach you anymore We ought to talk it over now But reason can't stand in for feeling, oh Oh, I've lost you yes, I've lost you I can't reach you anymore We ought to talk it over now But reason can't stand in for feeling, oh |
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