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| "This Little Girl of Mine" | ||||
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| Single by Ray Charles | ||||
| B-side | "A Fool for You" | |||
| Released | 1955 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Charles | |||
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| "This Little Girl of Mine" | ||||
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| Single by The Everly Brothers | ||||
| from the album The Everly Brothers | ||||
| B-side | "Should We Tell Him" | |||
| Released | 1958 | |||
| Label | Cadence | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Charles | |||
| The Everly Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"This Little Girl of Mine" is a rhythm and blues single written and released as a single by Ray Charles in 1955 on the Atlantic label.
"This Little Girl of Mine" played off "This Little Light of Mine",[1] much like the previous "I Got a Woman" and the later "Hallelujah I Love Her So" played off other classic gospel hymns. Much like those songs, it replaced sacred lyrics with secular blues lyrics, featuring doo-wop call and response harmonies.
The song was the B-side to Charles' number-one R&B single, "A Fool for You", and was a charted hit on its own, peaking at number nine on the chart.
The tune was re-made to top 40 pop status in 1958 by The Everly Brothers. It should not be confused with the 1981 Gary U.S. Bonds hit "This Little Girl."