"Sing a Little Song" is a song written and performed by Jamaican musician Desmond Dekker. It was released as a single in 1975.[1]
| "Sing a Little Song" | ||||
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| Single by Desmond Dekker | ||||
| B-side | "No Place Like Home" | |||
| Released | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Reggae | |||
| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Label | Cactus CT73 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | D. Dacres | |||
| Producer(s) | Bruce Anthony | |||
| Desmond Dekker singles chronology | ||||
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It entered the UK Singles Chart in August that year, reaching number 16 and staying for seven weeks on the chart.[2][3]
Following the death of Dekker's producer Leslie Kong in 1971, he found his music career floundering. In the mid-1970s, in an attempt at further success he combined with English production duo Tony Cousins and Bruce White, who went under the name Bruce Anthony. After two chart failures, the third single "Sing a Little Song" made the charts in 1975. As with some of Dekker's earlier releases such as "Problems", the B-side of his hit "It Mek", the song deals with life's hardships in a light-hearted manner.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Sing a Little Song". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 133. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Sing a Little Song - The Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "Sing a Little Song". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.