I've Lost You
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{{Infobox song
| name = I've Lost You
| cover = Elvis_Presley_I%27ve_Lost_You_PS.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Elvis Presley
| album = That's the Way It Is
| B-side = The Next Step Is Love
| released = July 14, 1970{{cite web|url=https://www.keithflynn.com/recording-sessions/discography_1970.html|title=1970s discography}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Soft rock
| length = 3:31
| label = RCA Victor
| writer = Ken Howard
Alan Blaikley
| producer =
| prev_title = The Wonder of You
| prev_title2 = Mama Liked the Roses
| title = I've Lost You
| title2 = The Next Step Is Love
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
| next_title2 = Patch It Up
| next_year = 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 by Mathews in 1969 and released on his first solo album after leaving Fairport Convention: Matthews' Southern Comfort.{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/matthews-southern-comfort-mw0000877153|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=July 5, 2022}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1970-09-05|title=Music: Top 100 Songs | Billboard Hot 100 Chart|date=2 January 2013|website=Billboard.com|access-date=2016-07-21}} On the Cash Box chart, however, it reached as high as number 18.{{cite web|url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19700905.html|title=Cash Box Top 100 9/05/70|website=Cashboxmagazine.com|access-date=2016-07-21|archive-date=20 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120820171526/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19700905.html|url-status=dead}} 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.{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLoqh6Wssak |title=Elvis Presley - I've Lost You (Live 12/08/70 DS) multi angle with new 2014 audio - YouTube |website=YouTube |access-date=1 December 2014 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307073708/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLoqh6Wssak |url-status=dead }}
In Canada, "I've Lost You" was a Top 10 hit. It peaked at number 10, and spent two weeks in that position.{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.3805&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=u1443u7kh02hq0aahn00hmpev2|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada|website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca|access-date=2016-07-21}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/i%27ve%20lost%20you/|title=i've lost you | full Official Chart History |website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=17 May 2022}}
The song might be seen as reflecting the state of Elvis' marriage to Priscilla at the time it was recorded (4 June 1970).{{Cite web|url=https://lyrics.elvispresley.com.au/ive-lost-you.html|title = I've Lost You | by Elvis Presley |website=Lyrics.elvispresley.com.au}}{{Cite web|url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2016/11/22/94268952/|title = Priscilla Presley reveals why she left Elvis|website=Eu.usatoday.com}}
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References
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External links
- {{YouTube|UzvYC_-AADU|Listen to "I've Lost You"}}
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Category:Songs written by Alan Blaikley