(Dub Albritton/Ronnie Self)
This song written by Dub Albritton and Ronnie Self also known as “Sweet Nothin’s” was originally recorded by Brenda Lee and peaked at #4 in the U.S. and U.K. in 1960. (It also reached #34 in Germany.) It has been covered by The Bobbyteens as recently as 2004 on their album Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’, Doc and the Pods in 1987 on their EP Touch the Unclean Thing. The Searchers took it to #48 in the U.K., Diana Ross used it as the B-side to her “Mirror, Mirror”and The Texas Mavericks also recorded it. Lyricist Ronnie Self’s son Roman even did a version of it on his album A Tribute to Ronnie Self. The “original” version, as it were, is part of the look-and-sound-alike vintage rock and roll tribute C’mon Everybody, organized by guitarist Chris Black.
Diana Ross recordings
RCA (PB-13021-B)
Sources:
- http://www.lyricsfreak.com/b/brenda+lee/sweet+nothin+s_20349406.html
- http://www.lyricsfreak.com/d/diana+ross/sweet+nothings_20040440.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brenda_Lee
- http://www.jacquedee63.com/sweetnothins.html
- http://www.geocities.com/nowwave/rants/bobbyteens.html
- http://www.theoxfordtimes.net/news/headlines/display.var.1479559.0.cmon_everybody.php
- http://www.naturalearmusic.com/video/sweetnothin.html
- http://home.fuse.net/hohorecords/unclean.htm
- http://www.rockabillyhall.com/RomanSelf.html
- http://www.brendalee.com/pages/biography.html
- British and American Hit Singles: 1946-1997 by Chris Davies (Batsford)