''Almost in Love'' is a compilation album by American singer

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, released in November 1970 by

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on their budget label,

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. It was the first of several albums on the low-priced RCA Camden label (others including '' C'mon Everybody'' and '' I Got Lucky'') to make available in LP format tracks that had previously been available only on 45 rpm singles or EPs. It was certified Gold and Platinum on January 6, 2004 by the Recording Industry Association of America. Note: Enter search for "Almost in Love"

Content

Tracks of note on ''Almost in Love'' include 1968's "

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" from the soundtrack of ''

Live a Little, Love a Little ''Live a Little, Love a Little'' is a 1968 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley. It was directed by Norman Taurog, who had directed several previous Presley films. This was to be Taurog's final film, as he went blind shortly after p ...

'' (a re-recording of this song by Elvis for his 1968 TV Special would later be remixed by

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a.k.a.

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and become a worldwide hit in 2002) and "

Rubberneckin' "Rubberneckin'" is a song performed by Elvis Presley, which was recorded at American Sound Studio. It was used in the film '' Change of Habit'' and subsequently issued as the B-side of " Don't Cry Daddy" (RCA single 47–9768) in conjunction wit ...

", a 1969 single from the film ''

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'' that had also been recorded in Memphis during the 1969 recording sessions. The song would later be remixed by

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in 2003. The track " Stay Away, Joe" (the theme from Elvis's 1967 film of the same title) was included in error as it was already released earlier in 1970 on the compilation '' Let's Be Friends''); when RCA reissued ''Almost in Love'' in 1973, it was replaced with a different song, "

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", from the same film, which had never previously been available on an album. The only track in the collection previously available in LP format was " Long Legged Girl (with the Short Dress On)", which had been previously included on the soundtrack album to '' Double Trouble''. The title track of the album is a song from Presley's 1968 film, ''

''.

Reissues

In 1975, The album was reissued by

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by arrangement with RCA featuring different cover art. RCA reissued the album on

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in 2006.

Track listing

The final track was replaced by the following on the 1973 LP re-release and the 2006 compact disc release:

References

External links

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CAS-2440 Almost in Love Guide
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The Elvis Presley Record Research Database
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