<Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> RCA Records </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Walter Earl Brown </Td> </Tr> <P> "If I Can Dream" is a song made famous by Elvis Presley, written by Walter Earl Brown and notable for its direct quotations of Martin Luther King, Jr . The song was published by Elvis Presley's music publishing company Gladys Music, Inc . It was recorded by Presley in June 1968, two months after King's assassination . The recording was first released to the public as the finale of Presley's' 68 Comeback Special . </P> <P> Although the song is not technically gospel music, Presley performed the song with the intensity and intonations of southern gospel . It has since appeared on various Presley gospel and / or inspirational compilations . </P>

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