A Little Bit of Jazz explained

A Little Bit of Jazz
Type:single
Artist:Nick Straker Band
Album:The Nick Straker Band
Length:5:27
Label:CBS (UK)
Prelude (US)
Prev Title:Leaving on the Midnight Train
Prev Year:1980
Next Title:Like Dust
Next Year:1982

"A Little Bit of Jazz" is a 1980 single by the group Nick Straker Band. With this song the British band had their only American success when it hit number one on the Dance Chart for one week.[1] The single failed to chart on both the American and British top 40 charts, but it peaked at number thirty-five on the Soul Singles Chart.[2]

Track listings

1981 release

12" vinyl

Chart performance

Chart (1981)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart
US Billboard Hot 100
US Billboard Black Singles
  1. 35
US Billboard Club Play Singles
  1. 1

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 247.
  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 553.