| Little Devil | |
| Cover: | Neil Sedaka Little Devil 1961.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Neil Sedaka |
| Album: | Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits |
| B-Side: | I Must Be Dreaming |
| Released: | April 1961 |
| Recorded: | 1961 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | RCA Records |
| Prev Title: | Calendar Girl |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Sweet Little You |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
"Little Devil" is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield which was released by Sedaka as a single in 1961. The title track of Sedaka's 1961 album Neil Sedaka Sings Little Devil and His Other Hits, it was a hit, reaching #11 in the US Billboard Charts.[1]
The personnel on the song included: Al Caiola, Bucky Pizzarelli and Charles Macy on guitar; George Duvivier on bass; Phil Kraus on percussion; David "Panama" Francis on drums; Romeo Penque, Sol Schlinger and Herman Yorks on saxophone; Jack Keller and Ernie Hayes on piano; and Harry Lookofsky, Julius Held, David Nadien, Paul Winter, Arnold Eidus and Julius Brand on violins.
"Little Devil" was Sedaka's first song to be translated into Italian - "Esagerata". It was also translated into German ("Crazy Daisy"), Spanish ("Diablito") and in French by Les Gendarmes ("Petit Démon").