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

"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 14, 1970 (1970-07-14)[1]
GenreSoft rock
Length3:30
LabelRCA 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)

Released as a single, it reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 as a double A-side with "I've Lost You".[2]

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

Track listing edit

7" single (, )[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Lost You"Alan Blaikley, Ken Howard3:31
2."The Next Step Is Love"Paul Evans, Paul Parnes3:30

Charts edit

Chart (1970) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 32
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 57

References edit

  1. ^ "1970s discography".
  2. ^ "Elvis Presley". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Elvis – I've Lost You (Rockaway Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs. July 1970. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  4. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  5. ^ "Elvis Presley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-01-16.

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