We're Gonna Move

We're Gonna Move is a song by Elvis Presley. The song is credited to Elvis Presley and Vera Matson, the wife of Ken Darby, the principal writer, published by Elvis Presley Music. The song was featured in the 20th Century Fox movie Love Me Tender and was released as an RCA Victor EP in 1956.

"We're Gonna Move"
Song by Elvis Presley
from the album Love me Tender EP
LanguageEnglish
Released1956
Recorded1956
Studio20th Century Fox, Hollywood
GenreCountry, rockabilly[1]
Length2:21
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Vera Matson
Producer(s)Lionel Newman

Background

"We're Gonna Move" was recorded on August 24, 1956.

"We're Gonna Move" appeared in the 1956 movie Love Me Tender. The song was released on an RCA Victor EP from the movie, Love Me Tender (EP), EPA-4006, which also included the title track, "Poor Boy", and "Let Me".[2]

The recording appeared on the 1959 compilation album A Date with Elvis.

Adriano Celentano recorded the song in 1973 and released it as a 45 single.[3] G.I. Blues, Kent Lundberg EP-Band & Quartet, Long Chris, and Charlie und Co. have also recorded the song.

Soundtrack
1956 sheet music.

Instead of a full long-playing album soundtrack, for Love Me Tender the four songs appearing in the film were released as an extended-play, seven-inch 45 RPM record on RCA Records, Love Me Tender, catalog EPA 4006, during November 1956. The EP was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The EP reached #10 on the Billboard EP chart, and #22 on the Billboard 200 album chart.[4] It peaked at #9 on Top Pop Albums chart with sales of over 600,000, as well as making it to #35 on the singles chart.[5] The four EP soundtrack songs were recorded at 20th Century Fox's Stage One in Hollywood, at three sessions on August 24, September 4, and October 1, 1956.

Personnel

References
  1. Matthew-Walker, Robert. Heartbreak Hotel: The Life and Music of Elvis Presley, Castle Communications, 1995, p. 78.
  2. Elvis Presley – Love Me Tender / Let Me. Discogs.
  3. Adriano Celentano – We're Gonna Move / Only You. Discogs.
  4. ELVIS E.P. (Extended Play) Albums in USA.
  5. Song artist 1 - Elvis Presley.Tsort.org.

Sources
  • Guralnick, Peter. Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley. Little, Brown; 1994. ISBN 0-316-33225-9.
  • Guralnick, Peter. Careless Love: The Unmaking of Elvis Presley. Back Bay Books; 1999. ISBN 0-316-33297-6.
  • Guralnick, Peter; Jorgensen, Ernst. Elvis Day by Day: The Definitive Record of His Life and Music. Ballantine; 1999. ISBN 0-345-42089-6.
  • Hopkins, Jerry. Elvis—The Biography. Plexus; 2007. ISBN 0-85965-391-9.
  • Jorgensen, Ernst. Elvis Presley—A Life in Music: The Complete Recording Sessions. St Martin's Press; 1998. ISBN 0-312-18572-3.
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