Jackie Wilson was well-known for the classic song ‘Reet Petite’ from 1958, and later had a huge hit in Britain with ‘Higher and Higher’, in 1967. I am choosing a song from the following year that also appealed to me a lot when I was 16. I played this to death!
The closer you get the better you look baby
The better you look the more I want you
When you turn on your smile
I feel my heart go wild
I’m like a child with a brand new toy
And I get the
Sweetest feeling
Hunny the sweetest
Baby the sweetest
Loving you
The warmer your kiss
The deeper you touch me baby
The deeper your touch
The more you thrill me
Its more than I can stand
Girl when you hold my hand
I feel so grand that I could cry
And I get the
Sweetest feeling
Mumma the sweetest
Baby the sweetest
Loving you
The greater your love
The stronger you hold me baby
The stronger you hold
The more I need you
With every passing day
I love you more in every way
I’m in love to stay
And I wanna say
I get the
Sweetest feeling
Baby the sweetest
Hunny the sweetest
Loving you
Huh
Baby the sweetest
Sweetest
Source: LyricFind
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I don’t remember this song. Loved “Higher and Higher”, especially when it was in a Ghostbuster movie.
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I’m surprised so few people know this song. It was a big hit in the UK.
Best wishes, Pete.
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That’s interesting. Best to you, Pete.
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A great voice. chuq
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Sad that his career was cut short.
Best wishes, Pete.
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So many have had that disaster….Gaye, Redding, Cook…..chuq
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Another blast from the past..thank you, Pete x
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Glad you like this one.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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I get the sweetest feeling listening to this song.
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You had to do it! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Most music has a signature style, quite often hidden, that gives it that sound, but no one knows how. I often say to my boy “what instrument is that in the background”. With Motown it is the Vibraphone. Now i mention it you will now all notice. It made Motown.
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Motown had such a distinctive sound indeed.
Best wishes, Pete.
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T was 17 when this came out and Y thought he’d just go from strength to strength. A terrific record.Hugs Pete.
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Such a shame that his career was cut short, David.
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A “new to me” Jackie Wilson song. I like it!!
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Glad you do, Annette.
Best wishes, Pete. x
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I like Jackie Wilson. Your video played for me. It reminds me of my childhood. Cheers!
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I was 16, you would have been too young for me. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete. x
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Time isfunny, yes?
10 year old and a 22 year old is obscene. Add a decade and it is fine.
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Can’t say I’m fond of the song (though it’s earworming me now!) but what a sad ending he had.
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He did indeed. Doesn’t matter if you don’t like the song. We can’t all like the same things. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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Was he the one who was in a coma for about 10 years?
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Yes, from 1975 until he died in 1984. He was 49 years old when he died.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I wonder what caused the coma? I’ll have to look him up.
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He had a heart attack on stage, then hit his head as he fell. He never came round.
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He had quite. run over here as well, Pete…classic voice!
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Always instantly recognisable. I like that in a singer.
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The first song that comes to mind when I hear the name Jackie Wilson is Lonely Teardrops.
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I knew his name from Reet Petite, then became a real fan.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I remember him and most of 1957 for that is the year we moved from Wisconsin to Indiana
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I was only 5 then, but I caught up on his back catalogue later.
Best wishes, Pete.
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I completely missed this one. He has a nice voice.
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Joking aside, you really did miss out on so much great music! 🙂
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Clearly I did. I would have loved YouTube back then!
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I remember Jackie Wilson’s name but not this particular song.
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I’m sure you remember him singing this one. 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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It’s ringing a bell, yes.
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Bth were familiar, but Reet Petite more so. Was it used in a move?
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Reet Petite has been used on many film soundtracks, Roland.
Best wishes, Pete.
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