We're Gonna Make It (Little Milton song) explained

We're Gonna Make It
Type:	single
Artist:	Little Milton
Album:	We're Gonna Make It
B-Side:	Can't Hold Back the Tears
Released:	1965
Recorded:	1965
Studio:	Chess Ter Mar Studio, Chicago, Illinois
Genre:	Blues
Label:	Checker
Prev Title:	Blind Man
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Who's Cheating Who?
Next Year:	1965

"We're Gonna Make It" is a 1965 R&B single written by Gene Barge, Billy Davis, Raynard Miner & Carl William Smith,^[1] and performed by Little Milton. The single is the only Top 40 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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Cover Versions

• The song was later covered by Millie Jackson on her 1982 album Hard Times.

Chart positions

Chart (1965)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	25
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	1

Notes and References

1. Book: Sullivan, Steve . Steve Sullivan

   . Encyclopedia of Great Popular Song Recordings, Volume 3. Steve Sullivan . 2017 . Rowman & Littlefield . 384.

2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 355.

3. Book: White, Adam . The Billboard Book of Number One Rhythm & Blues Hits. Bronson . Fred . Fred Bronson . 1993 . New York . Billboard Books:Watson-Guptill Publications . 5.