"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.[1] Musicians on the recording include veteran session drummer Earl Palmer.[2]
| "Hey Little One" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Glen Campbell | ||||
| from the album By the Time I Get to Phoenix | ||||
| B-side | "My Baby's Gone" | |||
| Released | January 1968 | |||
| Recorded | August 29, 1967 | |||
| Studio | Capitol, Hollywood | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 2:32 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dorsey Burnette, Barry De Vorzon | |||
| Producer(s) | Al DeLory | |||
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Glen Campbell version
editAmerican 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 [3] 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
edit| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 13 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 54 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening[6] | 20 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 2 |
References
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 125.
- ^ Scherman, Tony, Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story, foreword by Wynton Marsalis, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1999 p. 175
- ^ "Glen Campbell singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
- ^ "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Glen Campbell Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 43.
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