This Little Girl of Mine | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Ray Charles |
B-Side: | "A Fool for You" |
Released: | 1955 |
Label: | Atlantic |
Prev Title: | I Got a Woman |
Next Title: | Blackjack |
This Little Girl of Mine | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | The Everly Brothers |
Album: | The Everly Brothers |
B-Side: | "Should We Tell Him" |
Released: | 1958 |
Label: | Cadence |
Prev Title: | Wake Up Little Susie |
Prev Year: | 1957 |
Next Title: | All I Have to Do Is Dream / Claudette |
Next Year: | 1958 |
"This Little Girl of Mine" is a rhythm and blues single written and released as a single by Ray Charles in 1955 on the Atlantic label.
"This Little Girl of Mine" played off "This Little Light of Mine", much like the previous "I Got a Woman" and the later "Hallelujah I Love Her So" played off other classic gospel hymns. Much like those songs, it replaced sacred lyrics with secular blues lyrics, featuring doo-wop call and response harmonies.
The song was the B-side to Charles' number-one R&B single, "A Fool for You", and was a charted hit on its own, peaking at number nine on the chart.
The tune was re-made to top 40 pop status in 1958 by The Everly Brothers. It should not be confused with the 1981 Gary U.S. Bonds hit "This Little Girl."