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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: [T]he Diamonds' take remained the bigger hit, and over the years, the better-known version.
The Diamonds' biggest hits were 1957's "Little Darlin'" [5] (originally recorded by The Gladiolas, written by Maurice Williams) and "The Stroll" (1957), an original song written for the group by Clyde Otis, from an idea by Dick Clark. [6]
Somerville performed eight years with The Diamonds, singing lead on all sixteen of their Billboard chart selections, peaking with the song "Little Darlin';" for eight weeks, this selection remained at #2 on the charts, becoming the third best selling single record of 1957.
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]
He and the Diamonds were frequent guests on Nashville Now with host Ralph Emery. Stetson and Richard J. "Dick" Milano were founders of Little Darlin's Rock n’ Roll Palace in Kissimmee, Florida (opened in 1986, closed in 1992) which was a highly popular Orlando-area venue in the 1980s.
Pages in category "The Diamonds songs" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Little Darlin' O. One Summer Night; S. She Say (Oom Dooby Doom)
SOURCE: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, University of Northern Colorado (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010).Read our methodology here.. HuffPost and The Chronicle examined 201 public D-I schools from 2010-2014.
Polydor titles in 1971 and 1972 included "Little Darling (I Need You)", "Take Me In Your Arms ... 1966 "Oh I Wonder Why" / "Diamonds, Rubies, Gold And Fame"