"The Love Machine" is a song written by Chuck Taylor,

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and Gerald Nelson and originally recorded by

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for the 1967 Paramount picture '' Easy Come, Easy Go''. It was also featured on the soundtrack EP for the movie. In the UK, "The Love Machine" was released as a

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, with "

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" from the same movie on the opposite side. Listed as a double A-side, the single peaked at number 38 for two weeks in that country.

Composition

The song was written by Chuck Taylor,

and Gerald Nelson.

Recording

Elvis Presley recorded the song for the film '' Easy Come, Easy Go'' on September 29, 1966, at Paramount Studio Recording Stage in Hollywood. The recording sessions featured

Scotty Moore Winfield Scott Moore III (December 27, 1931 – June 28, 2016) was an American guitarist who formed The Blue Moon Boys in 1954, Elvis Presley's backing band. He was studio and touring guitarist for Presley between 1954 and 1968. Rock critic D ...

and Tiny Timbrell on guitar,

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on harmonica, organ and guitar,

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on bass,

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Buddy Harman Murrey Mizell "Buddy" Harman, Jr. (December 23, 1928 – August 21, 2008) was an American country music session musician. Career Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Harman played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry ...

Hal Blaine Hal Blaine (born Harold Simon Belsky; February 5, 1929 – March 11, 2019) was an American drummer and session musician, thought to be among the most recorded studio drummers in the music industry, claiming over 35,000 sessions and 6,000 singles. ...

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and

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on drums,

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on percussion,

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on harpsichord,

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and

Anthony Terran Anthony Terran (May 30, 1926 – March 20, 2017) was an American trumpet player and session musician. He was part of the Wrecking Crew, a group of largely uncredited session musicians in Los Angeles, California, who helped famous artists record ...

on trumpet,

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on trombone,

Jerry Scheff Jerry Obern Scheff (born January 31, 1941) is an American bassist, best known for his work with Elvis Presley from 1969 to 1977 as a member of his TCB Band and on the Doors' '' L.A. Woman''. Biography Scheff grew up in Vallejo, California. After ...

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and

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on saxophone. Additional vocals were provided by

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Critical response

While discussing the ''Easy Come, Easy Go'' musical numbers in his books,

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noted that Elvis did "his considerable best" with this song and "I'll Take Love", but still could not "disguise his uncommitted performance".

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Love Machine 1967 songs 1967 singles Elvis Presley songs RCA Records singles Songs written by Fred Burch