The Next Step Is Love

"The Next Step Is Love" is a song written by Paul Evans and Paul Parnes and originally recorded by Elvis Presley.

"The Next Step Is Love"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the album That's the Way It Is
A-side	"I've Lost You"
Released	July 14, 1970 (1970-07-14)[1]
Genre	Soft rock
Length	3:30
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Paul Evans Paul Parnes
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"The Wonder of You" / "Mama Liked the Roses" (1970) "I've Lost You" / "The Next Step Is Love" (1970) "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" / "Patch It Up" (1970)

Released as a single, it reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100 as a double A-side with "I've Lost You".^[2]

The song was included on the album That's the Way It Is, released in November 1970.

Track listing

7" single (, )^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I've Lost You"	Alan Blaikley, Ken Howard	3:31
2.	"The Next Step Is Love"	Paul Evans, Paul Parnes	3:30

Charts

Chart (1970)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	32
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	57