We Can Make the Morning

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| name = We Can Make the Morning

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| type = single

| artist = Elvis Presley

| album = Elvis Now

| A-side = "Until It's Time for You to Go"
"We Can Make the Morning"

| released = {{release date|1972|01|04}}

| recorded = March 1971

| studio = RCA's Studio B, Nashville

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| label = RCA Victor

| writer = Jay Ramsey

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| prev_title = Merry Christmas Baby

| prev_title2 = O Come, All Ye Faithful

| prev_year = 1971

| title = Until It's Time for You to Go

| title2 = We Can Make the Morning

| next_title = He Touched Me

| next_title2 = Bosom of Abraham

| next_year = 1972

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"We Can Make the Morning" is a song written by Jay Ramsey and originally recorded and released by Elvis Presley.{{cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/performance/152779|title=Cover versions of We Can Make the Morning by Elvis Presley|website=SecondHandSongs|accessdate=2021-02-10}}

It was released as a single (with "Until It's Time for You to Go" on the opposite side) on January 4, 1972,{{cite web|url=https://elvisthemusic.com/music/until-its-time-for-you-to-go/|title=Until It's Time For You To Go|website=Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music"|access-date=2020-02-15}} and included on the album Elvis Now dropped on February 20 of the same year.{{cite web|url=https://elvisthemusic.com/music/elvis-now/|title=Elvis Now|website=Elvis Presley official website "Elvis the Music"|accessdate=2020-02-15}}

Listed on the U.S. Billboard Easy Listening chart as a double A-side with "Until It's Time for You to Go", the song peaked at number 9 for the week of November 3, 1972.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/elvis-presley/chart-history/asi/|title=Elvis Presley|magazine=Billboard }}

History

Elvis recorded the song during his March 1971 session at RCA's Studio B. The session featured James Burton and Chip Young on guitar, Norbert Putnam on bass, Jerry Carrigan and Kenneth Buttrey on drums. David Briggs on piano, Glen Spreen on organ, and Charlie McCoy on organ, harmonica and percussion.

Track listing

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| title1 = Until It's Time for You to Go

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| writer1 = Buffy Sainte-Marie

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| length1 = 3:56

| title2 = We Can Make the Morning

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| writer2 = Jay Ramsey

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| length2 = 3:54

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Charts

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Chart (1972)

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References

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