Love Me Tender (song)

"Love Me Tender"
Single by Elvis Presley
from the EP Love Me Tender
B-side"Any Way You Want Me"
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1956
RecordedAugust 24, 1956, 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, California
Genre
Length2:41
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Music: George R. Poulton
Lyrics: Ken Darby (uncredited, credited to "Elvis Presley & Vera Matson")
Producer(s)
  • Ernie Oelhrich
  • Thorne Norgar
Elvis Presley singles chronology
"Shake, Rattle and Roll / "Lawdy, Miss Clawdy"
(1956) 		"Love Me Tender" / "Any Way You Want Me"
(1956) 		"Too Much" / "Playing for Keeps"
(1957)
"Love Me Tender"
Single by Richard Chamberlain
from the album Richard Chamberlain Sings
B-side"All I Do Is Dream of You"
Released1962
GenreCountry
LabelMGM Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Elvis Presley
  • Vera Matson
Richard Chamberlain singles chronology
"Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)"
(1962) 		"Love Me Tender"
(1962) 		"All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
(1963)

"Love Me Tender" is a 1956 song by Elvis Presley and is taken from the 1956 movie of the same name. It went number 1 in Canada and the United States, number 6 in Australia, number 10 in Austria and number 11 in the United Kingdom. It has been covered by numerous artists after its release.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Douglas Brode; Shea T. Brode; Cynthia J. Miller (5 October 2017). The American Civil War on Film and TV: Blue and Gray in Black and White and Color. Lexington Books. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-4985-6689-6.