We're Gonna Make It (Little Milton song)
"We're Gonna Make It" | |
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Single by Little Milton | |
from the album We're Gonna Make It | |
B-side | "Can't Hold Back the Tears" |
Released | 1965 |
Recorded | 1965 |
Studio | Chess Ter Mar Studio, Chicago, Illinois |
Genre | Blues |
Length | 2:32 |
Label | Checker |
Songwriter(s) | Gene Barge, Billy Davis, Raynard Miner & Carl William Smith |
"We're Gonna Make It" is a 1965 R&B single written by Gene Barge, Billy Davis, Raynard Miner & Carl William Smith,[1] and performed by Little Milton. The single is the only Top 40 entry of Little Milton's career and his highest charting R&B single, spending three weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart.[2]
Song Background[]
The lyrics of the song offer a civil-rights metaphor, depicting the signs of the time period in which the song was released.[3]
Cover Versions[]
- The song was later covered by Millie Jackson on her 1982 album Hard Times.
Chart positions[]
Chart (1965) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 25 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 1 |
References[]
- ^ Sullivan, Steve (2017). Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 3. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 384.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 355.
- ^ White, Adam; Bronson, Fred (1993). The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. New York: Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications. p. 5.
Categories:
- 1965 singles
- 1965 songs
- Songs written by Gene Barge
- Songs written by Billy Davis (songwriter)
- 1960s rhythm and blues song stubs