Just a Little (The Beau Brummels song)

"Just a Little"
French EP
Single by the Beau Brummels
from the album Introducing the Beau Brummels
B-side"They'll Make You Cry"
ReleasedApril 1965
Recorded4 February & 12 March 1965
StudioCoast Recorders, San Francisco
Genre
Length2:25
LabelAutumn
Songwriter(s)Ron Elliott, Bob Durand
Producer(s)Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart
The Beau Brummels singles chronology
"Laugh, Laugh"
(1964)
"Just a Little"
(1965)
"You Tell Me Why"
(1965)

"Just a Little" is a song by the American rock group the Beau Brummels. The song is included on the band's debut album, Introducing the Beau Brummels, and was released as its second single, following "Laugh, Laugh". "Just a Little" became the band's best hit parade U.S. single, which peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 1965. It also reached no lower than position #10 of the hit parades in Canada and Australia.

Written by guitarist Ron Elliott with frequent collaborator Bob Durand, the song was produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. A live version of the song recorded during a 1974 concert was released on the band's 2000 Live! album. "Just a Little" has been covered by such artists as the Young Rascals, Nils Lofgren, the Smithereens, and Frank Black.

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