Little Darling (I Need You)
| "Little Darling (I Need You)" | ||||
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| Single by Marvin Gaye | ||||
| from the album Moods of Marvin Gaye[1] | ||||
| B-side | "Hey Diddle Diddle" | |||
| Released | July 26, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | March 22, April 2 and May 6, 1965 | |||
| Studio | Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, soul, pop rock | |||
| Length | 2:35 | |||
| Label | Tamla | |||
| Songwriter | Holland-Dozier-Holland | |||
| Producers | Brian Holland Lamont Dozier | |||
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| "Little Darling (I Need You)" | ||||
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| Single by The Doobie Brothers | ||||
| from the album Livin' on the Fault Line[2] | ||||
| B-side | "Losin' End" | |||
| Released | July 1977 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Blue-eyed soul, pop rock | |||
| Length | 3:24 (album version) 2:58 (single version)[3] | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Songwriter | Holland-Dozier-Holland | |||
| Producer | Ted Templeman | |||
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"Little Darling (I Need You)" is a 1966 single written and produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland and recorded and released by Marvin Gaye on the Tamla label.
Background
[edit | edit source]This song was released after the modest success of the Miracles-produced single "Take This Heart of Mine" in hopes that Gaye's work with the hit-making trio Holland-Dozier-Holland would bring him back to the pop top ten.
Similarly conceived with the same musical background as their previous collaboration, "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)", the song has the singer declaring to his woman to stay beside him promising her that he'll be "(her) number-one fool".
Billboard described the song as a "swinger that should have no trouble making a rapid chart climb," with "strong material and performance."[4] Cash Box said that it is a "wailing throbber with a built-in zoom quality."[5] Record World said that "The song has danceable beat and is just irresistible."[6]
While it reached the top forty of the Billboard Top R&B Singles chart peaking at number sixteen, it did not perform as well as "Take This Heart of Mine" on the pop charts, peaking at number 47.[7][8]
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[9] | 50 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 47 |
| US Billboard Top Selling R&B Singles | 16 |
Marvin Gaye personnel
[edit | edit source]- Marvin Gaye – lead vocals
- The Andantes (Marlene Barrow, Jackie Hicks, Louvain Demps) – backing vocals
- The Funk Brothers and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra – instrumentation
Doobie Brothers recording
[edit | edit source]In 1977, The Doobie Brothers, included their recording on their Livin' on the Fault Line LP. In the US, this recording went to No. 48 on the Hot 100.
Chart performance
[edit | edit source]| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[10] | 48 |
The Doobie Brothers personnel
[edit | edit source]- Michael McDonald – keyboards, vocals
- Patrick Simmons – guitar, backing vocals
- Jeff "Skunk" Baxter – guitar
- Tiran Porter – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Keith Knudsen – drums, backing vocals
- John Hartman – drums
Additional musicians
[edit | edit source]- Ted Templeman – tambourine[11]
- Bobby LaKind – congas, backing vocals
- Rosemary Butler – backing vocals
- David Paich – horn and string arrangement
References
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