Gimme Little Sign

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"Gimme Little Sign"
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Side A of the US vinyl single
Single by Brenton Wood
from the album Oogum Boogum
B-side "I Think You've Got Your Fools Mixed Up"
ReleasedAugust 1967
Recorded1967
Genre R&B, soul, pop
Length2:19
Label Double Shot
Songwriter(s) Alfred Smith, Joe Hooven, Jerry Winn
Brenton Wood singles chronology
"The Oogum Boogum Song"
(1967)
"Gimme Little Sign"
(1967)
"Baby You Got It"
(1967)
Audio
"Gimme Little Sign" by Brenton Wood on YouTube

"Gimme Little Sign" is a 1967 soul song, originally performed by Brenton Wood and written by Wood (under his real name, Alfred Smith), Joe Hooven and Jerry Winn. The charted versions were by Wood, Peter Andre, the Sattalites, and Danielle Brisebois.

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History

The song was released in 1967 on the album Oogum Boogum. Wood's version peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart the weeks of October 14 and 21, 1967, [1] [2] and also was top 10 in the UK Singles Chart, [3] Australia and Italy (April 1968). Mighty Mo Rodgers played the electronic organ on the recording. [4]

Charts

Peter Andre version

"Gimme Little Sign"
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Single by Peter Andre
from the album Peter Andre
ReleasedOctober 26, 1992 [15]
Recorded1992
Genre Dance-pop, R&B
Length3:28
Label Melodian
Songwriter(s) Smith, Hooven, Winn
Producer(s) Phil Harding & Ian Curnow
Peter Andre singles chronology
"Drive Me Crazy"
(1992)
"Gimme Little Sign"
(1992)
"Funky Junky"
(1993)
Music video
"Gimme Little Sign" by Peter Andre on YouTube

"Gimme Little Sign" was covered by Australian artist Peter Andre and released as the second single from his self-titled debut album. The single was released on October 26, 1992, [15] through Melodian Records. The single peaked at number three on the Australian Singles Chart, [16] achieving platinum status. [17] It was the 12th highest-selling single of 1993 in Australia, [17] and went on to win him an ARIA Award in 1993 for highest-selling Australian single of the year

Track listing

CD1 and cassette single

  1. "Gimme Little Sign" (single version) – 3:28
  2. "Gimme Little Sign" (Tony & Asha's mix) – 6:29

CD2

  1. "Gimme Little Sign" (single version) – 3:28
  2. "Gimme Little Sign" (Tony & Asha's mix) – 6:29
  3. "Gimme Little Sign" (Phil & Ian's 12-inch mix) – 5:57
  4. "Gimme Little Sign" (demonstration version) – 3:25
  5. "Drive Me Crazy" (Crazy Cool Funk mix) – 6:34

Charts

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [17] Platinum100,000 [18]

Other cover versions

Syl Johnson's version, heard in his 1979 album Uptown Shakedown, was raved by Billboard as one of the album's highlights alongside "Mystery Lady" and "Who's Gonna Love You". [19]

The Sattalites's version, titled "Gimme Some Kinda Sign", in June 1988 peaked at number 44 on Canada's RPM 100 Singles chart and number nine on RPM Adult Contemporary chart. [20] [21] The single's B-side track is "Lively Ivy". When UB40 cover the song in 2024 as the first single from their UB45 album, they also entitle it "Gimme Some Kinda Sign", [22] [23] [24] with the single becoming a top ten hit on Talking Pictures TV's Heritage Chart.

Danielle Brisebois's version, released as the second single from her 1994 album Arrive All over You , peaked at number 75 on the British charts on the week ending September 3, 1995, [25] at number 51 on German singles chart on the week ending April 24, 1995, [26] and at number 23 on the Swedish charts. The music video of the Brisebois version was directed by Kate Garner and Paul Archard. [27] Other tracks of the single are "Just Missed the Train" and "Ain't Gonna Cry No More".

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