Gimme Little Sign

"Gimme Little Sign"
Single by Brenton Wood
from the album Oogum Boogum
B-side	"I Think You've Got Your Fools Mixed Up"
Released	August 1967
Recorded	1967
Genre	R&B, soul, pop
Length	2:19
Label	Double Shot
Writer(s)	Alfred Smith, Joe Hooven, Jerry Winn,
Brenton Wood singles chronology
"The Oogum Boogum Song" (1967) "Gimme Little Sign" (1967) "Baby You Got It" (1967)

"Gimme Little Sign" is a classic soul music song, originally performed by Brenton Wood.^[1] It was released in 1967 on the album Oogum Boogum.^[2] It was written by Wood (under his real name, Alfred Smith), Joe Hooven and Jerry Winn. The most well known version is by Brenton Wood, which peaked at number 9 in the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and also was top 10 in the UK Singles Chart^[3] and Australia. Mighty Mo Rodgers played the electronic organ on the recording.^[4]

It has also been a hit for Danielle Brisebois in 1995, and also covered by the Sattalites, Main attraction, Hepcat, Mina, Don Dixon, Syl Johnson in 1979 on his album Uptown Shakedown and Peter Andre. Andre's version was his second single, released in 1992, which went on to win him an ARIA Award in 1993 for highest-selling Australian single of the year. It was also covered by Roberto Jordán and Cox in one Spanish version, and by Los Straitjackets in another. Jay Dee aka J-Dilla remixed the song, which was released as a 45 rpm promo.

The song was also recorded by Constant Meeuws, a singer from a Dutch group called Skateboard, at the end of the 1970s and was produced by Rudy Bennett from the Motions. That single was released by Polydor Records.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts Chart (1967) Peak position Germany [5] 25 UK 8 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9 U.S. Billboard R&B 19 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1967) Rank U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [7] 28 U.S. Cash Box [8] 63

"Gimme Little Sign"
Single by Peter Andre
from the album Peter Andre
Released	October 26, 1992
Format	CD Single, Cassette
Recorded	1992
Genre	Dance-pop, R&B
Length	3:28
Label	Melodian Records, distributed through Mushroom Records
Writer(s)	Smith, Hooven, Winn
Producer(s)	Ollie Jacobs
Peter Andre chronology
"Drive Me Crazy" (1992) "Gimme Little Sign" (1992) "Funky Junky" (1993)

"Gimme Little Sign"
Single by Danielle Brisebois
from the album Arrive All Over You
Released	1995
Format	CD
Genre	Rock
Length	3:04
Label	Chrysalis Records
Writer(s)	Alfred Smith, Joe Hooven, Jerry Winn,
Producer(s)	Gregg Alexander
Danielle Brisebois singles chronology
"What If God Fell From The Sky" (1994) "Gimme Little Sign" (1995) "I Don't Wanna Talk About Love" (1995)

Peter Andre version

"Gimme Little Sign" was covered by Australian artist Peter Andre and released as the second single from his self-titled debut album. The single was released on October 26, 1992, through Melodian Records. The single peaked at #3 on the Australian Singles Chart, achieving platinum status. The single also gained an ARIA award for 12th highest-selling single of 1992 in Australia.^[9]

Track listing

CD1 / Cassette

1. "Gimme Little Sign" (Single Version) - 3:28
2. "Gimme Little Sign" (Tony & Asha's Mix) - 6:29

CD2

1. "Gimme Little Sign" (Single Version) - 3:28
2. "Gimme Little Sign" (Tony & Asha's Mix) - 6:29
3. "Gimme Little Sign" (Phil & Ian's 12" Mix) - 5:57
4. "Gimme Little Sign" (Demonstration Version) - 3:25
5. "Drive Me Crazy" (Crazy Cool Funk Mix) - 6:34

Danielle Brisebois version

"Gimme Little Sign" was re-recorded and released as the second single from Danielle Brisebois' 1994 album Arrive All Over You. It peaked at # 75 on the British charts and #23 on the Swedish charts.

Track listing

1. "Gimme Little Sign" – 3:04
2. "Just Missed the Train" – 5:01
3. "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" – 4:48

References

1. "Brenton Wood - Gimme Little Sign (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
2. "Brenton Wood - Oogum Boogum at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 610. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
4. Al Campbell. "Mighty Mo Rodgers | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
5. Steffen Hung. "Brenton Wood - Gimme Little Sign". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
6. "Cash Box Top 100 10/28/67". 50.6.195.142. 1967-10-28. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
7. "Top Records of 1967" Billboard December 30, 1967: 42
8. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1967". 50.6.195.142. 1967-12-23. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
9. Archived January 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics