Little Willie John

Songs Performed or Written by Little Willie JohnTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

William Edward "Little Willie" John (November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968) was an American R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his successes on the record charts, with songs such as "All Around the World" (1955), "Need Your Love So Bad" (1956), "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" (1958), "Leave My Kitten Alone" (1960), "Sleep" (1960), and his number-one R&B hit "Fever" (1956). An important figure in R&B music of the... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Sleep - #2: Fever - #3: Talk to Me, Talk to Me - #4: Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) - #5: Leave My Kitten Alone
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  Little Willie John
1.
1955

All Around the World
Little Willie John greentick

19 pts


5
R&B
[King 4818]
written by Titus Turner
2.
1956

Do Something for Me
Little Willie John greentick

10 pts


15
R&B
[King 4960]
written by Billy Ward & Rose Marks
3.
1956

Home at Last
Little Willie John greentick

17 pts


6
R&B
B side to Need Your Love So Bad
written by Rudy Toombs
4.
1956

Letter from My Darling
Little Willie John greentick

12 pts


10
R&B
B side to Fever
[King 4935]
written by Charles Singleton & Rose Marie McCoy
Need Your Love So Bad
5.
1956

Need Your Love So Bad
Little Willie John greentick

19 pts


5
R&B
written by Mertis John Jr.
Fever
6.
07/1956

#2  Fever
Little Willie John greentick

77 pts
24
US
1
R&B
[King 4935]
written by Eddie Cooley & John Davenport
7.
1958

Tell It Like It Is
Little Willie John greentick

10 pts


12
R&B
[King 5147]
written by Titus Turner
8.
03/1958

#3  Talk to Me, Talk to Me
Little Willie John greentick

68 pts
20
US
5
R&B
[King 5108]
written by Joe Seneca
9.
08/1958

You're a Sweetheart
Little Willie John greentick

20 pts
66
US
14
R&B
[King 5142]
written by Harold Adamson & Jimmy McHugh
10.
07/1959

Let Nobody Love You
Little Willie John greentick

4 pts
108
US


[King 5219]
written by Henry Glover & Rudy Toombs
11.
08/1959

#5  Leave My Kitten Alone
Little Willie John greentick

25 pts
60
US
13
R&B
[King 5219]
written by Little Willie John greentick, James "Jay" McDougal & Titus Turner
12.
11/1959

Let Them Talk
Little Willie John greentick

17 pts
100
US
11
R&B
[King 5274]
written by Sonny Thompson
13.
05/1960

A Cottage for Sale
Little Willie John greentick

12 pts
63
US


[King 5342]
written by Larry Conley & Willard Robison
14.
05/1960

#4  Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)
Little Willie John greentick

40 pts
38
US
6
R&B
[King 5356]
written by Jon Thomas
15.
09/1960

#1  Sleep
Little Willie John greentick

86 pts
13
US
10
R&B
[King 5394]
written by Earl Burtnett & Adam Geibel
16.
11/1960

Walk Slow
Little Willie John greentick

24 pts
48
US
21
R&B
[King 5428]
written by Little Willie John greentick & Darryl John
17.
01/1961

Leave My Kitten Alone
Little Willie John greentick

13 pts
60
US


R
[King 5452]
written by Little Willie John greentick, James "Jay" McDougal & Titus Turner
  Johnny Preston
18.
01/1961

Leave My Kitten Alone
Johnny Preston

from Come Rock with Me   
10 pts
73
US


[Mercury 71761]
written by Little Willie John greentick, James "Jay" McDougal & Titus Turner
  Little Willie John
The Very Thought of You
19.
03/1961

The Very Thought of You
Little Willie John greentick

13 pts
61
US


[King 5458]
written by Ray Noble
20.
05/1961

(I've Got) Spring Fever
Little Willie John greentick

16 pts
71
US
25
R&B
B side to Flamingo
[King 5503]
written by Paul Tannen & Shorty Long
Flamingo
21.
06/1961

Flamingo
Little Willie John greentick

8 pts


17
R&B
[King 5503]
written by Edmund Anderson & Theodor Grouya
22.
07/1961

Now You Know
Little Willie John greentick

6 pts
93
US


[King 5516]
written by Shirley Wolfe & Sy Soloway
23.
07/1961

Take My Love (I Want to Give It All to You)
Little Willie John greentick

25 pts
87
US
5
R&B
[King 5516]
written by Mertis John
24.
06/1962

I Wish I Could Cry
Little Willie John greentick

4 pts
116
US


[King 5641]
written by Sue Sandler, Irving Reid & Charles Albert

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