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Billboard ranked this version as the No. 3 song for 1957. In Canada, the song was No. 11 on the premiere CHUM Chart, May 27, 1957. [4] The Diamonds' version is generally considered superior. Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine argues that the Diamonds "Little Darlin'" is an unusual example of a cover being better than the original:
The song "Little Darlin'" was a No. 11 hit on the Billboard R&B chart in 1957, [4] but only reached number 41 on Billboard's Top 100. [5] However, when it was covered by the Canadian group the Diamonds, it moved up to No. 2. [6]
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]
The group sang "Little Darlin'" and "Where Mary Go" in the film The Big Beat. They sang the theme song to the 1958 film, Kathy O’ . Their television appearances included the TV shows of Steve Allen , Perry Como , Vic Damone , Tony Bennett , Eddy Arnold , and Paul Winchell .
The composition, in the words of jazz writer, Donald Clarke, is "an object lesson in how to swing at a slow tempo." [3]Gary Giddins expands on the importance of tempo in the performance of "Li'l Darlin '", saying that "in the enduring 'Li'l Darlin ' ', [Hefti] tested the band's temporal mastery with a slow and simple theme that dies if it isn't played at exactly the right tempo.
"Darlin '" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1967 album Wild Honey. [5] Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love , it was inspired by singer Danny Hutton (the title word featured heavily in his vocabulary) and was originally intended to be recorded by an early version of Three Dog Night .
The song achieved airplay only on local radio stations, but their next single — the J.J. Jackson-written "Jerk It" — was more successful, reaching #111 (pop) and #33 (R&B) in the spring of 1965. Despite the relative success of "Jerk It", Lestine Johnson left the group, replaced by Viola Billups .
Get It is the third album by Welsh rock musician Dave Edmunds, released in 1977.Some of the songs were performed by an early "trio" version of Rockpile (Edmunds, Nick Lowe and Terry Williams); others (such as "I Knew the Bride" and "Little Darlin'") were recorded by Edmunds solo.