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Written by: Jay Ramsey Recorded: May 20/21, 1971, Nashville Released master take number is unknown. Single:w/ "Until It's Time for You to Go", 74-0619, January 1972 Highest U.S. Charts Positions: #9 on Billboard's Easy-Listening Chart 1st LP release: Elvis Now - February 20, 1972 |
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To my ears, "We Can Make The Morning" is the quintessential early-70s "power ballad" by Elvis. Jay Ramsey's lyrics touch on the spiritual struggle of the "dark night of the soul" with the promise that the morning will bring hope, especially if the night is shared with a friend (but of course). The tone is gentle through the verses but in the chorus it ramps up with Elvis digging into the vocals, and he soars to some lofty heights during the repeated lines at the end. This is one of a handful of 1970s gems that tend to pleasantly surprise non-fans, and may even convert a few! |
Other Spins(What did the critics and fans say?)"We Can Make The Morning", a straightforward ballad, is badly recorded, with Presley out of focus and uncertain. Robert Matthew-Walker, Elvis Presley: A Study in Music, 1979 Carefully blended ballad with guitars, strings and the Imperial Quartet, though Elvis' voice is badly projected in spots. The Complete Elvis, edited by Martin Torgoff, 1982 Check out other Elvis fans' opinions on the Elvis News page for "We Can Make The Morning" Check out other opinions at Rate Your Music "We Can Make The Morning" Links
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I just thought I heard a small voice crying Looked again and saw that it was me I feel like a little boy denying That he fears the night 'cause he can't see Then a larger thought said stop your crying Don't be scared to search 'cause you may find Fate holds out a candle for your footsteps Time rolls back the shadows of your mind It's a long, long lonely night You can make the morning if you try It's a long, long lonely night Oh, we can make the morning if we try Girl, we can make the morning you and I Together, together, together Loneliness is darkness first companion Spend the night alone and faith may bend Share it all and see how fear starts fading Chase away the shadows with a friend Dawn's elusive light is just beginning Now the day can push away the night Dreams can make the sun feel much brighter Hope creates a foothold for the light It's a long, long lonely night You can make the morning if you try It's a long, long lonely night Oh, we can make the morning if we try Girl, we can make the morning you and I Together, together, together It's a long, long lonely night We can make the morning if we try It's a long, long lonely night We can make the morning if we try It's a long, long lonely night We can make the morning if we try |
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