The Love Machine (Elvis Presley song)
"The Love Machine" | ||||
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Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
from the EP Easy Come, Easy Go | ||||
A-side | "You Gotta Stop" "The Love Machine" | |||
Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | September 29, 1966 | |||
Studio | Paramount Studio Recording Stage, Hollywood | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Chuck Taylor, Fred Burch, Gerald Nelson | |||
Elvis Presley singles chronology | ||||
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"The Love Machine" is a song written by Chuck Taylor, Fred Burch and Gerald Nelson and originally recorded by Elvis Presley for the 1967 Paramount picture Easy Come, Easy Go.[1][2][3] It was also featured on the soundtrack EP for the movie.[2][1]
In the UK, "The Love Machine" was released as a single, with "You Gotta Stop" from the same movie on the opposite side.[4] Listed as a double A-side, the single peaked at number 38 for two weeks in that country.[5]
Composition
The song was written by Chuck Taylor, Fred Burch and Gerald Nelson.[1]
Recording
Elvis Presley recorded the song for the film
Critical response
While discussing the Easy Come, Easy Go musical numbers in his books, Robert Matthew-Walker noted that Elvis did "his considerable best" with this song and "I'll Take Love", but still could not "disguise his uncommitted performance".[6][7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "You Gotta Stop" | Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye | |
2. | "The Love Machine" | Chuck Taylor, Fred Burch, Gerald Nelson |
Charts
Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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38 |
References
- ^ a b c "Cover versions of You Gotta Stop by Elvis Presley". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ^ a b c "Easy Come, Easy Go". Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music". Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
- ^ a b "Elvis Presley - You Gotta Stop / The Love Machine". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ISBN 978-0-7119-0086-8.
'I'll Take Love' wallows in banality, and although Presley does his considerable best with this and 'The Love Machine', he cannot disguise his uncommitted performance.
- ISBN 978-1-86074-055-8.
External links
- "You Gotta Stop / The Love Machine" at Discogs (list of releases)