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"Burning Love" is a 1972 song by Elvis Presley, written by Dennis Linde, originally released by Arthur Alexander earlier in 1972. Presley found major success with the song, it becoming his final Top 10 hit in the American Hot 100 or pop charts, peaking at number 2 (it was kept out of the top spot by Chuck Berry's "My Ding-a-Ling").
While the A-side ("Burning Love") made it to number two on the Hot 100, [5] the flip side ("It's a Matter of Time") charted both on the Billboard Easy Listening and Hot Country Singles charts. [6] "Burning Love / It's a Matter of Time" became the last Elvis Presley's single to be certified platinum. [7]
The following year (1971), he wrote "Burning Love" which became a worldwide hit when it was recorded by Elvis Presley. The song was written, Linde said, "on a lark". [7] He had just bought a set of drums and was putting a drum track on tape at his home studio, sort of learning to play them, and the words and melody came to him.
'Burning Love' (1972) It's hard to believe that this classic wasn't a No. 1, especially since it's one of Elvis' most-streamed songs on Spotify. It did, however, stay on the Billboard Hot 100 ...
Burning Love and Hits from His Movies, Volume 2 is a compilation album by American singer and musician Elvis Presley. The album was released on November 1, 1972, on the budget label, RCA Camden . [ 1 ]
Interestingly the track fades out with Elvis repeating part of the 1956 song "Love Me". In 2015, the song was included on the If I Can Dream album on the 80th anniversary of Presley's birth. The version uses archival voice recordings of Presley and his singers, backed by new orchestral arrangements performed by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
After the tour, the single "Burning Love" was released—Presley's last top ten hit on the U.S. pop chart. "The most exciting single Elvis has made since 'All Shook Up '", wrote rock critic Robert Christgau. [225] Presley and his wife had become increasingly distant, barely cohabiting.
Priscilla Presley can’t help falling in love with “Elvis.” The King’s ex-wife, 76, took to social media Friday to share her feelings on Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming “Elvis” biopic after ...