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Little Darling (I Need You)
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Wikipedia article
"'Little Darling (I Need You)'" is a 1966 single written and produced by Holland-Dozier-Holland and recorded and released by Marvin Gaye on the Tamla label.
Background
This song was released after the modest success of the Miracles-produced single "Take This Heart of Mine" in hopes that Gaye's work with the hit-making trio Holland-Dozier-Holland would bring him back to the pop top ten.
Similarly conceived with the same musical background as their previous collaboration, "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)", the song has the singer declaring to his woman to stay beside him promising her that he'll be "(her) number-one fool".
'Billboard' described the song as a "swinger that should have no trouble making a rapid chart climb," with "strong material and performance." 'Cash Box' said that it is a "wailing throbber with a built-in zoom quality."
While it reached the top forty of the Billboard Top R&B Singles chart peaking at number sixteen, it did not perform as well as "Take This Heart of Mine" on the pop charts, peaking at number 47.'The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 6: 1966' [CD liner notes]. New York: Hip-O Select/Motown/Universal Records
Marvin Gaye personnel
*Marvin Gaye - lead vocals
*The Andantes (Marlene Barrow, Jackie Hicks, Louvain Demps) - backing vocals
*The Funk Brothers - instrumentation
The Doobie Brothers personnel
*Michael McDonald keyboards, vocals
*Patrick Simmons guitar, backing vocals
*Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitar
*Tiran Porter bass guitar, backing vocals
*Keith Knudsen drums, backing vocals
*John Hartman drums
Additional musicians
*Ted Templeman tambourine*Bobby LaKind congas, backing vocals
*Rosemary Butler backing vocals
*David Paich horn and string arrangement
References
Category:1966 singles
Category:Marvin Gaye songs
Category:Tamla Records singles
Category:Songs written by HollandDozierHolland
Category:1965 songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Lamont Dozier
Category:Song recordings produced by Brian Holland
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