I've Lost You

"I've Lost You"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album That's the Way It Is
B-side"The Next Step Is Love"
ReleasedJuly 14, 1970[1]
GenreSoft rock
Length3:31
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Ken Howard
Alan Blaikley
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)

"I've Lost You" is a song written by Alan Blaikley and Ken Howard (under the pen name 'Steve Barlby') for Iain Matthews. It was originally recorded in 1969 and released on Matthews' first solo album after leaving Fairport Convention: Matthews' Southern Comfort.[2]

Elvis Presley recording

"I've Lost You" was covered by Elvis Presley. It was released in July 1970, debuted at number 85 on the Hot 100 on 1 August 1970, and reached number 32 on 29 August – 5 September 1970.[3] On the Cash Box chart, however, it reached as high as number 18.[4] It also charted at number five on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song became a gold record.

As a newly released single, Presley included it in his setlist during his third Las Vegas season (August/September 1970) and the version from 12 August Dinner Show was included in the MGM movie Elvis: That's the Way It Is.[5]

In Canada, "I've Lost You" was a Top 10 hit. It peaked at number 10, and spent two weeks in that position.[6] It was also a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom where Presley's career was on something of a major resurgence, reaching number 9 for two weeks in November and December.[7]

The song might be seen as reflecting the state of Elvis' marriage to Priscilla at the time it was recorded (4 June 1970).[8][9]

Chart performance

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Australia[10] 6
Belgium 9
Canada RPM Top Singles[11] 10
Germany 40
Ireland (IRMA)[12] 15
Netherlands 15
UK Singles Chart 9
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 32
US Billboard Easy Listening[13] 5
US Billboard Country Singles 57
US Cash Box Top 100[4] 18

References

  1. ^ "1970s discography".
  2. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart". Billboard.com. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Cash Box Top 100 9/05/70". Cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Elvis Presley - I've Lost You (Live 12/08/70 DS) multi angle with new 2014 audio - YouTube". YouTube. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  7. ^ "i've lost you | full Official Chart History". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  8. ^ "I've Lost You | by Elvis Presley". Lyrics.elvispresley.com.au.
  9. ^ "Priscilla Presley reveals why she left Elvis". Eu.usatoday.com.
  10. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  11. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 19 September 1970. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  12. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I've Lost You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  13. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 192.

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