She's About a Mover

"She's About a Mover"
Cover of the 1965 Germany single
Single by Sir Douglas Quintet
from the album Mendocino
B-side"We'll Take Our Last Walk Tonight"
ReleasedFebruary 1965
StudioGold Star (Houston, Texas)
Genre
Length2:05
Label
Songwriter(s)Doug Sahm
Producer(s)Huey P. Meaux
Sir Douglas Quintet singles chronology
"She's About a Mover"
(1965)
"The Tracker"
(1965)
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] and at No. 15 on the UK Singles Chart.[6] 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).[7]

In 1983, the song appeared on Ringo Starr's ninth album Old Wave.[8]

  1. ^ Emmis Communications (November 1984). "Texas Monthly". Domain: The Lifestyle Magazine of Texas Monthly. Emmis Communications: 228. ISSN 0148-7736.
  2. ^ Bruce Pollock (18 March 2014). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge. p. 321. ISBN 978-1-135-46296-3.
  3. ^ Billboard – 8 Sept. 1973 p30 "San Antonio has been responsible for a series of top record hits by its natives including "Angelito" by Rene and Rene, "Touch Me" by Willie Nelson, and "She's About a Mover" by the Sir Douglas Quintet to name a few."
  4. ^ Wood, Roger; Cano, Ray (May 27, 2015). "SugarHill Recording Studios". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 — June 5, 1965". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  6. ^ "The Official Charts Company – She's About a Mover". The Official Charts Company. 6 May 2013.
  7. ^ Filmography by year for Doug Sahm
  8. ^ "Old Wave - Ringo Starr | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic.