| She's About a Mover | |
| Cover: | She's About a Mover.jpg |
| Caption: | Cover of the 1965 Germany single |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Sir Douglas Quintet |
| Album: | Mendocino |
| B-Side: | We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight |
| Released: | February 1965 |
| Studio: | Gold Star (Houston, Texas) |
| Producer: | Huey P. Meaux |
| Next Title: | The Tracker |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
She's About a Mover is a 1965 song by the Sir Douglas Quintet[1] that was quickly covered by several other artists. The song has a 12-bar blues structure, and is essentially a rewrite of The Coasters’ 1957 hit, "Searchin'" The song was recorded in Houston, Texas at Gold Star Studios.[2]
"She's About a Mover" was named the No. 1 Texas song by Texas Monthly, peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 5, 1965,[3] and at No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] With a Vox Continental organ riff provided by Augie Meyers and a soulful vocal by lead singer-guitarist Doug Sahm, the track has a Tex-Mex sound. The regional smash became a breakaway hit, and the song was later used in the soundtracks of the films Echo Park (1986 – cover version by Jimmie Wood & The Immortals), American Boyfriends (1989), The Doors (1991), Riding in Cars with Boys (2001), Sorority Boys (2002), and Beautiful Darling (2010).[5]
In 1983, the song appeared on Ringo Starr's ninth album Old Wave.[6]