My Little Chickadee is a song written by Tony Macaulay and John Macleod. It was a hit for The Foundations in 1969 and has been covered by Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band and other artists.
The Foundations version
edit| "My Little Chickadee" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Foundations | ||||
| from the album Digging The Foundations | ||||
| B-side | "Solomon Grundy" | |||
| Released | 1969 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Uni (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Tony Macaulay, John Macleod | |||
| Producer(s) | Tony Macaulay, John Macleod | |||
| The Foundations singles chronology | ||||
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"My Little Chickadee" was the last chart entry for The Foundations. It was a minor hit in the US in 1969.[1] It was not released as a single in the UK.
Background
edit"My Little Chickadee" was part of a problem for The Foundations. It was one of five songs that were supposed to be exclusive to them but somehow things didn't turn out the way they were supposed to.
As reported in the June 7 issue of Melody Maker, The Foundations were in a row with their record label (Pye) and producer due to five tracks from their upcoming album, From the Foundations having been leaked to other artists. According to the group, the songs were supposed to be exclusive to them. The group were holding off on the release of their album until September. They discovered that the songs were going to be released by other artists. One of the "exclusive" songs to be released on single was "My Little Chickadee" which had been covered by Geno Washington the same time as The Foundations' version was released on the UNI label in the US. Barry Class, the group's manager was due to meet with Pye chief, Louis Benjamin when the article went to press.[2]
Chart
editOn the week of June 21, 1969, "My Little Chickadee" debuted in the Record World 100 Top Pops chart at no. 76.[3]
In Canada, it reached #68.[4]
Releases
edit- "My Little Chickadee" / "Solomon Grundy" - Uni 55137
Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band version
editGeno Washington & the Ram Jam Band recorded a version which was released on Pye 7N 17745 in 1969. It was produced by John Schroeder with the accompaniment directed by Nicky Walsh.[5] It charted in the Netherlands.
Chart
editSpending one week in the Dutch Tipparade chart, "My Little Chickadee" debuted at no. 20 before dropping off the following week.[6][7]
Other versions
editA version of the song was recorded by an Australian group, The Love Machine, which was a studio band put together by producer Pat Aulton.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ Clayson, Alan (1998). Build Me Up Buttercup, Castle Select SELCD 527 (1st ed.). UK: Castle Select. pp. 4.
- ^ Melody Maker, June 7, 1969 - Page 3 FOUNDATIONS IN ROW WITH PYE RECORDS
- ^ Record World, June 21, 1969 - Page 31 record world 100 Top Pops Week of June 21, 1969, This Wk. 76, Last Wk. (_), Wks. on Chart 1
- ^ br08388.5928.pdf "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 7, 1969" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ Amazon - My Little Chickadee-7" 45
- ^ Top 40 - TIPPARADE-LIJST VAN WEEK 31, 1969, week 31 (2 augustus 1969), 20 MY LITTLE CHICKADEE geno washington & the ram jam band NIEUW 20 1 WEEK
- ^ Top 40 - TIPPARADE-LIJST VAN WEEK 32, 1969, week 32 (9 augustus 1969)
- ^ 45Cat - The Love Machine (Australia) - Discography
- ^ History of Aussie Music, Monday 9 September 2013 - THE LOVE MACHINE, SINGLES