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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 tune is familiar to modern audiences from the 1956 Elvis Presley #1 hit "Love Me Tender" with new lyrics by Ken Darby, a derivative adaptation of the original. A later Presley recording for the film The Trouble with Girls entitled "Violet (Flower of N.Y.U.)" also used the melody of "Aura Lea".
Love Me Tender is an EP by Elvis Presley, containing the four songs from the motion picture of the same name.It was released by RCA Victor in November 1956. The EP peaked at No. 9 on Top Pop Albums chart with sales of over 600,000, [2] as well as making it to No. 35 on the singles chart.
"Poor Boy" reached no. 35 on the U.S. Billboard pop singles chart in December 1956, in an 11-week chart run. [1]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.
Lyrics: various: Book: Joe DiPietro: Basis: Inspired by the music of Elvis Presley and the works of William Shakespeare: Productions: 2005 Broadway 2006 United States tour 2009/2010 Dutch language version in The Netherlands, renamed Love Me Tender / All Shook Up 2014 Seoul 2015 UK Tour 2016 Seoul 2018 Elizabeth College, Hobart 2022 Clarin ...
"Love Me Tender" (song), a 1956 song by Elvis Presley, adapted from the tune of the 1861 American Civil War song "Aura Lee" Love Me Tender, a 1956 film featuring Elvis Presley, named after the song Love Me Tender, an EP by Elvis Presley, containing songs from the above-mentioned 1956 film Love Me Tender
In 1956, the tune (now in the public domain) was given new lyrics and released as the Elvis Presley song "Love Me Tender". In 1864, he was tarred and feathered after having an affair with a young student. [2] [3] He died in 1867, aged thirty-eight.
For inspiration, Ronson relied on Annette Peacock's 1972 album I'm the One; he used the title track and her arrangement of Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender". Two songs were co-written by Ronson with Scott Richardson, who had been involved in the Ann Arbor music scene since the mid-'60s and came to prominence as lead singer of the SRC.