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Hey Little One (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Hey Little One'", a song written by Dorsey Burnette and Barry De Vorzon, was initially recorded by Dorsey, released on May 2, 1960 on the Era label as the double A-side "Hey Little One"/"Big Rock Candy Mountain" (Era 3019). "Hey Little One" reached number 48 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart.
Musicians on the recording include veteran session drummer Earl Palmer.Scherman, Tony, Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story, foreword by Wynton Marsalis, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1999 p. 175
Glen Campbell version
American country-pop music artist Glen Campbell covered the song for his Grammy-winning 1967 LP 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' and released it as the second single from the album. Campbell's more grandiose version reached number 13 on 'Billboard's' Hot Country Singles chart and in February 1968 peaked at 54 on the Hot 100. The single also reached the Top Ten on the 'RPM' Country Tracks chart in Canada. Campbell's follow-up LP 'Hey Little One', released in March 1968 just four months after its predecessor, also featured the track.
Chart performance
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Category:1968 songs
Category:1968 singles
Category:Glen Campbell songs
Category:Capitol Records singles
Category:Songs written by Dorsey Burnette
Category:Song recordings produced by Al De Lory
Category:Songs written by Barry De Vorzon
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