| "She's About a Mover" | ||||
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 Cover of the 1965 Germany single | ||||
| Single by Sir Douglas Quintet | ||||
| from the album Mendocino | ||||
| B-side | "We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight" | |||
| Released | February 1965 | |||
| Studio | Gold Star (Houston, Texas) | |||
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| Length | 2:05 | |||
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| Songwriter | Doug Sahm | |||
| Producer | Huey P. Meaux | |||
| Sir Douglas Quintet singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "She's About a Mover" on YouTube | ||||
She's About a Mover is a 1965 song by the Sir Douglas Quintet [3] 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. [4]
"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, [5] No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart, [6] and No. 8 in Canada. [7] 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). [8]
In 1983, the song appeared on Ringo Starr's ninth album Old Wave . [9]
