Love Me Tender (song)
1956 song by Elvis Presley / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Love Me Tender" is a 1956 ballad song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by "Elvis Presley Music" from the 20th Century Fox film of the same name. Lyrics are credited to "Vera Matson" (though the actual lyricist was her husband, Ken Darby). The melody is identical to the sentimental Civil War ballad "Aura Lea" (sometimes spelled "Aura Lee") and therefore credited to Aura Lea's composer, the Englishman George R. Poulton. The RCA Victor recording by Elvis Presley was No. 1 on both the Billboard and Cashbox charts in 1956.
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"Love Me Tender" | ||||
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Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
from the EP Love Me Tender | ||||
B-side | "Any Way You Want Me" | |||
Released | September 14, 1956[1] | |||
Recorded | August 24, 1956, 20th Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
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Length | 2:41 | |||
Label | RCA Victor | |||
Songwriter(s) | Music: George R. Poulton Lyrics: Ken Darby (uncredited, credited to "Elvis Presley & Vera Matson") | |||
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"Love Me Tender" | ||||
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Single by Richard Chamberlain | ||||
from the album Richard Chamberlain Sings | ||||
B-side | "All I Do Is Dream of You" | |||
Released | 1962 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | MGM Records | |||
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Richard Chamberlain singles chronology | ||||
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The song is also featured in many other films and television shows, including FM, Touched By Love, This is Elvis, Porky's Revenge, Wild at Heart, Die Hard 2, Honeymoon in Vegas, Backbeat, Gaudi Afternoon, Machine Gun Molly, The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, William Eggleston in the Real World, California Dreamin', Love in Space, Masters of Sex, Devil's Due, Just Before I Go, 90 Minutes in Heaven, and Ready or Not.