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Little Bitty
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Wikipedia article
'"Little Bitty"' is a song recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It was released in October 1996 as the lead-off single to Jackson's fifth studio album 'Everything I Love'. The song reached the top of the U.S. 'Billboard' country music charts in December of that year, becoming his fourteenth Number One on that chart. It also reached number-one on the Canadian 'RPM' Country Tracks and peaked at number 58 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot 100 chart, making it a minor crossover hit.
The song was written by Tom T. Hall. Hall had been retired from songwriting for about a decade at the time "Little Bitty" and several other new Hall compositions were released.
Content
The song is an up-tempo number in which the narrator states that some of life's greatest joys are found in the simplicity and small things of life.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of 'Billboard' magazine reviewed the song favorably saying that Jackson's "smooth, effortless performance is right on target." She went on to say that the lyrics were clever and that country fans had appreciated the writer Hall's style of lyrics for a long time.'Billboard', October 19, 1996
Music video
The music video was directed by Roger Pistole and it was released on October 18, 1996 on CMT.
Chart positions
"Little Bitty" debuted at number 41 on the U.S. 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 26, 1996.
Year-end charts
Parodies
*American country music parody artist Cledus T. Judd released a parody of "Little Bitty" titled "Mindy McCready" on his 1998 album "Did I Shave My Back For This?".
References
Category:1996 singles
Category:1996 songs
Category:Alan Jackson songs
Category:Songs written by Tom T. Hall
Category:Song recordings produced by Keith Stegall
Category:Arista Nashville singles
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