Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American sin… Read Full Bio ↴Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".

Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, and relocated to Memphis, Tennessee, with his family when he was 13 years old. His music career began there in 1954, recording at Sun Records with producer Sam Phillips, who wanted to bring the sound of African American music to a wider audience. Accompanied by guitarist Scotty Moore and bassist Bill Black, Presley was a pioneer of rockabilly, an uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country music and rhythm and blues. In 1955, drummer D. J. Fontana joined to complete the lineup of Presley's classic quartet and RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal arranged by Colonel Tom Parker, who would manage the singer for more than two decades. Presley's first RCA single, "Heartbreak Hotel", was released in January 1956 and became a number one hit in the United States. With a series of successful network television appearances and chart-topping records, he became the leading figure of the newly popular sound of rock and roll. His energized interpretations of songs and sexually provocative performance style, combined with a singularly potent mix of influences across color lines during a transformative era in race relations, made him enormously popular—and controversial.

In November 1956, Presley made his film debut in Love Me Tender. Drafted into military service in 1958, Presley relaunched his recording career two years later with some of his most commercially successful work. He held few concerts however, and guided by Parker, proceeded to devote much of the 1960s to making Hollywood movies and soundtrack albums, most of them critically derided. In 1968, following a seven-year break from live performances, he returned to the stage in the acclaimed television comeback special Elvis, which led to an extended Las Vegas concert residency and a string of highly profitable tours. In 1973, Presley gave the first concert by a solo artist to be broadcast around the world, Aloha from Hawaii. Years of prescription drug abuse severely compromised his health, and he died suddenly in 1977 at his Graceland estate, just 42 years of age.

Presley is one of the most celebrated and influential musicians of the 20th century. Commercially successful in many genres, including pop, country, blues, and gospel, he is the best-selling solo artist in the history of recorded music. He won three competitive Grammys, received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award at age 36, and has been inducted into multiple music halls of fame.

Almost In Love
Elvis Presley Lyrics

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Your lips were made for kisses so tender
I'm almost in love tonight
When we are close, my heart says surrender
I'm almost in love tonight

And here under the spell of evening
I long to hold you tight
Heaven is near, why think of tomorrow

I'm almost in love tonight

It may be just the spell of evening
I long to hold you tight
Heaven is near, why think of tomorrow
I'm almost in love tonight

Almost in love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Elvis Presley's song Almost In Love are about the intense feeling of being almost in love. The singer emphasizes the tenderness of the other person's lips and how it makes him feel. He gets caught up in the moment and feels like surrendering to the other person. The spell of the evening makes him want to hold the person close and he feels like heaven is near. He doesn't want to think about tomorrow and just wants to enjoy the moment of being close to the person he almost loves.

Overall, the lyrics capture the feeling of being on the brink of falling in love. The singer is caught up in the moment and feels like he's almost there, but something is holding him back. It's unclear whether it's fear or hesitation, but he still feels overwhelmed by the emotions he's experiencing.

Line by Line Meaning

Your lips were made for kisses so tender
Your lips were crafted to express tender feelings of love through kisses

I'm almost in love tonight
I'm feeling strong emotions of love, though not quite fully in love just yet

When we are close, my heart says surrender
When we're near each other in this moment, I feel a strong urge to surrender to my feelings of love

And here under the spell of evening
In this enchanted moment of evening time

I long to hold you tight
I yearn to embrace and hold you tightly, feeling the warmth of our love

Heaven is near, why think of tomorrow
In this moment of love, we feel that paradise is close by and there's no need to worry about what the future holds

It may be just the spell of evening
Perhaps it's just the magic of the evening that's making us feel this way

I long to hold you tight
Again, I feel an intense desire to hold you tightly in my arms

Heaven is near, why think of tomorrow
Once more, we're reminded that we're in a moment of pure love and bliss, and there's no need to worry about what tomorrow may bring

I'm almost in love
To sum it up, I'm not fully in love, but I'm almost there, feeling incredibly strong emotions of love and desire

Lyrics © RALEIGH MUSIC PUBLISHING, NADEL MUSIC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: LUIZ BONFA, RANDY STARR

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