"We're Gonna Make It" is a 1965 R&B single written by Gene Barge, Billy Davis, Raynard Miner & Carl William Smith, and performed by

Little Milton James Milton Campbell Jr. (September 7, 1934 – August 4, 2005), better known as Little Milton, was an American blues singer and guitarist, best known for his number-one R&B single " We're Gonna Make It". His other hits include " Baby, I Love ...

. The single is the only

Top 40 In the music industry, the Top 40 is the current, 40 most-popular songs in a particular genre. It is the best-selling or most frequently broadcast popular music. Record charts have traditionally consisted of a total of 40 songs. "Top 40" or "cont ...

entry of Little Milton's career and his highest charting R&B single, spending three weeks at number one on the U.S. R&B chart.

Song Background

The lyrics of the song offer a civil-rights metaphor, depicting the signs of the time period in which the song was released.

Cover Versions

*The song was later covered by

Millie Jackson Mildred Virginia Jackson (born July 15, 1944) is an American R&B and soul recording artist. Beginning her career in the early 1960s, three of Jackson's albums have been certified gold by the RIAA for over 500,000 copies sold. Jackson's songs o ...

on her 1982 album ''Hard Times''.

Chart positions

References

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