Edge of Reality (song)

"Edge of Reality"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album Almost in Love
A-side"If I Can Dream"
B-side"Edge of Reality"
ReleasedNovember 5, 1968[1]
RecordedMarch 7, 1968
GenrePsychedelic soul
Length3:15
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Almost in Love" / "A Little Less Conversation"
(1968) 		"If I Can Dream" / "Edge Of Reality"
(1968) 		"Memories"
(1969)

"Edge of Reality" is a song first recorded by Elvis Presley as part of the soundtrack for his 1968 motion picture Live a Little, Love a Little,[2][3] released to cinemas on October 23.

In October[4] or November 1968 it was released on a single (RCA Victor 47–9670) with "If I Can Dream" (from his soon to be released album Elvis, the soundtrack for the upcoming NBC TV comeback special) on the other side.[5][2][6][7] The single was the first Presley record on the orange label.[4]

On December 1, 1970, the single "If I Can Dream" / "Edge of Reality" was re-released as part of RCA Victor's Gold Standard Series (together with 9 other Presley's singles).[8]

  1. ^ Mike Eder (1 September 2013). Elvis Music FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the King's Recorded Works. Backbeat Books. pp. 246–. ISBN 978-1-61713-580-4.
  2. ^ a b Jerry Osborne; Bruce Hamilton (1980). Presleyana. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-073-9.
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  4. ^ a b Jerry Osborne (1983). Presleyana: Elvis Presley record price guide. O'Sullivan Woodside. ISBN 978-0-89019-083-8.
  5. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (23 November 1968). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 83–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-0-85712-758-7.
  7. ^ Chuck Miller (28 February 2011). Warman's American Records. Krause Publications. pp. 211–. ISBN 978-1-4402-2821-6.
  8. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (9 January 1971). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 36–. ISSN 0006-2510. Edge of Reality. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)