| From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come) | |
| Cover: | From_Small_Things_(Big_Things_One_Day_Come)_by_Dave_Edmunds.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Dave Edmunds |
| Album: | D.E. 7th |
| Released: | 23 July 1982 |
| Genre: | Rock |
| Label: | Arista |
| Producer: | Dave Edmunds |
| Prev Title: | The Race Is On |
| Prev Year: | 1981 |
| Next Title: | Run Rudolph Run |
| Next Year: | 1982 |
"From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)" is a rock song originally written and performed by American singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It was recorded in 1979 during The River sessions, but it was not released on the album. Springsteen's version was included on the 2003 bonus disc of The Essential Bruce Springsteen, and in 2015 on the box set .[1]
The song was covered by Dave Edmunds in 1982, and his version of the song peaked at position 28 on the Billboard Rock Chart, released on Edmunds' album, D.E. 7th. Springsteen, a fan of Edmunds, gave the song to Edmunds after Edmunds came to one of his concerts and Springsteen invited him backstage.[2] Edmunds, who called the song "perfect for me",[3] recalled,
Six months later, Springsteen and Edmunds performed the song together live at a 1982 4th of July concert Edmunds was playing. Springsteen surprised Edmunds on stage at the end of the show and the two performed Chuck Berry covers. Edmunds recalled, ""He waited patiently in the dressing room until the end of my set, and then - the audience knew something was cooking - he sauntered on stage".
PopMatters called Edmunds' version "crunchy" and an "excellent example of Edmunds at his best".[4]
In 1990, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band covered the song for their album The Rest of the Dream on MCA Records Nashville. Their version served as lead single to the project,[5] peaking at number 65 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.[6]