"Life" is a song written and originally recorded by Shirl Milete in 1969.

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

recorded the song on June 6, 1970. Presley's version was released as single, peaking at No. 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, No. 8 on the Easy Listening chart, and No. 34 on the Country Singles chart. It was a

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with " Only Believe". It was included on Presley's ''

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'' album.

Critical response

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'' reviewed the single "Life/Only Believe" in its May 8, 1971, issue. The magazine characterizes the song "Life" as "a

gospel Gospel originally meant the Christian message ("the gospel"), but in the 2nd century it came to be used also for the books in which the message was set out. In this sense a gospel can be defined as a loose-knit, episodic narrative of the words an ...

-oriented ballad that builds into a heavy production."

References

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