| "Love Me Tender" |
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| B-side | "All I Do Is Dream of You" |
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| Released | 1962 |
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| Genre | Country |
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| Label | MGM Records |
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| Songwriter(s) |
- Elvis Presley
- Vera Matson
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"Theme From Dr. Kildare (Three Stars Will Shine Tonight)"
(1962)
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"Love Me Tender"
(1962)
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"All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo"
(1963)
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| "Love Me Tender" |
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| Released | 11 October 2011 |
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| Recorded | 1961 |
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| Genre | Ballad |
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| Length | 3:10 |
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| Label | Stuart Sutcliffe Estate |
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"Love Me Tender" is a 1956 song recorded by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music from the 20th Century Fox film of the same name. The words are credited to Ken Darby under the pseudonym "Vera Matson", the name of his wife, and Elvis Presley. The RCA Victor recording by Elvis Presley was no. 1 on both the Billboard and Cashbox charts in 1956. The song was adapted from the melody for "Aura Lee", a sentimental Civil War ballad. The song is also featured in many other films and television shows such as 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.
Last Updated: June 12, 2021
