Australian singles chart:
Love Me Tender entered the Kent charts on 2 February 1957 and peaked at #6. It was #46 on the Top 100 of 1957.
Album/EP:
The song is on the EP Love Me Tender – Music from the Soundtrack which charted in Australia in 1957.
Songwriters:
Music: George R. Poulton
Lyrics: Ken Darby (uncredited, credited to “Elvis Presley & Vera Matson”)
Producers:
Ernie Oelhrich, Thorne Norgar
Record label of Australian release:
RCA
The Ed Sullivan Show, 28 October 1956:
Songfacts:
Love Me Tender is the theme song to the first of 31 Elvis movies, set during the American Civil War. The movie was titled The Reno Brothers before it was renamed to capitalise on the song. Originally, Elvis had just a small role but during filming it became apparent that he was a really big deal, and his role was expanded to take advantage of his stardom.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/elvis-presley/love-me-tender
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