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The song was written by Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy Fuqua, and Wilson's cousin Roquel "Billy" Davis [1] (though credited under his pseudonym Tyran Carlo on the record) and produced by Dick Jacobs, and its title was taken from the 1948 Louis Jordan song "Reet, Petite and Gone".
This is a list of songs written by Berry Gordy, in most cases with other songwriters. ... "Reet Petite" Jackie Wilson: Tyran Carlo: 62 - 6 1979: Darts, #51 UK
Wilson scored a posthumous hit in Europe when "Reet Petite" topped the charts in the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom in 1986. [31] This success was likely due in part to a new animated video made for the song, featuring a clay model of Wilson, that became popular on the BBC Two TV network in the latter country. [31]
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The two also wrote "Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want to Meet)" for Wilson, which was a top 10 hit for the singer in the UK and later topped the British charts in 1986 when re-released. Another success for the two was Marv Johnson 's major hit in 1959, " You Got What It Takes " (#2 R&B, No. 10 Pop), as the two continued to work together.
EP. "Reet Petite" was not released in Australia until November when it appeared as a double A-sided single. [3] [4] B. ^ "Do the Blue Beat" was originally released on Viking Records by Dinah Lee in September 1964. It was released in Australia on HMV, as a double-A-sided single with "Reet Petite" in November.
British indie band the Housemartins released "Caravan of Love" in November 1986. The a cappella song was a success, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart on 16 December 1986 (only the second a cappella recording to do so, after "Only You" by the Flying Pickets in 1983), before being denied the Christmas number one single by a posthumous re-release of Jackie Wilson's "Reet Petite". [6]
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