title: We're Gonna Make It (Little Milton song)
text: # We're Gonna Make It (Little Milton song)
  
  "We're Gonna Make It" is a 1965 R&B single written by Gene Barge, Billy Davis, Raynard Miner & Carl William Smith, 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.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## 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 |
  