After getting to know Elvis, '68 producer Steve Binder felt strongly that Elvis
should have a message song for the finale of the TV special. He asked W. Earl
Brown to write one for Elvis and the result was this song. Elvis embraced the
words and sang it with great passion, telling Steve..."I'm never going to sing
another song I don't believe in." The "If I Can Dream" single was released with
"Edge of Reality" (recorded for the film "Live a Little, Love a Little") as its
flipside in November 1968. The single spent 13 weeks on the U.S. pop chart
peaking at #12. In the U.K. it was on the chart for 10 weeks, peaking at #11.