Little Things (Bobby Goldsboro song)

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"Little Things"
Little Things - Bobby Goldsboro.jpg
Single by Bobby Goldsboro
from the album Little Things
B-side "I Can't Go on Pretending"
ReleasedNovember 24, 1964 (US) February 2, 1965 (UK)
RecordedNovember 19, 1964
Genre Country
Length2:25
Label United Artists
Songwriter(s) Bobby Goldsboro
Producer(s) Jack Gold
Bobby Goldsboro singles chronology
"I Don't Know You Anymore"
(1964)
"Little Things"
(1964)
"Voodoo Woman"
(1965)

"Little Things" is a song written and sung by Bobby Goldsboro, which he recorded on November 19, 1964, and released on November 24, 1964. [1] The song reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. [2]

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Background

Goldsboro wrote the up-tempo "Little Things" after his producer, Jack Gold, encouraged him to continue writing ballads [3] after the series of such songs Goldsboro had composed and recorded. Goldsboro cut this song, along with the other tracks on the album, in Nashville. Goldsboro had originally intended the song to be recorded in 2/4 time, but after hearing a copy of "Oh, Pretty Woman" that his friend Roy Orbison had sent him, he changed the beat of "Little Things" to 4/4. [4] The arrangement was done by Goldsboro and Bill Justis. [3] Ray Stevens sang the back-up vocals. [5] "Little Things" was recorded on November 19, 1964 and released five days later. [1]

In 1965, the song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 13. [2] In Canada, it reached No. 4 on Canada's RPM Top 40 & 5, [6] and No. 4 on RPM's Adult Contemporary chart. [7] It was ranked No. 81 on Billboard 's year-end chart of "Top Singles of 1965". [8]

Covers

Dave Berry released a cover of "Little Things" in 1965, which reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart, [9] and No. 9 on the Irish chart. [10]

Chart performance

Chart (1965)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [11] 4
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [12] 4
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 13

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