Sweet Nothin's is a 1959 song by Brenda Lee written by Ronnie Self.[4] It peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 12 on the Hot R&B Sides chart, in 1960.[5] The song (as Sweet Nuthin's) also charted on the UK Singles Chart in 1960, peaking at No. 4,[6] marking Lee's first appearance on the UK chart.
| "Sweet Nothin's" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Brenda Lee | ||||
| from the album Brenda Lee | ||||
| B-side | "Weep No More My Baby" | |||
| Released | 28 September 1959 | |||
| Recorded | 13 August 1959 | |||
| Studio | Bradley Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Decca 30967 | |||
| Songwriter | Ronnie Self | |||
| Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
| Brenda Lee singles chronology | ||||
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The track begins with the sound of a whispering man who is speaking in a gibberish voice, where only Brenda Lee could understand, before the singing begins. Several radio stations banned the whispering dialogue as being too risque for airplay.
Musician and producer David Z adapted Lee's vocals from the song to produce the distinctive backing vocals in "Kiss", the smash hit for Prince.[7] Lee's voice from "Sweet Nothin's" was later sampled in Kanye West's song "Bound 2" on his 2013 album Yeezus.[8] This sample in turn was used by Sigma in their 2014 song "Nobody to Love."
In popular culture
editThe song was used in a 1985 TV commercial for Molson Canadian beer in Canada.[citation needed]
References
edit- ↑ Hickey, Andrew (April 22, 2020). "Episode 79: "Sweet Nothin's" by Brenda Lee". 500 Songs. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- 1 2 "Brenda Lee Biography". Allmusic. Archived from the original on January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ↑ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
- ↑ Steve Leggett (2002-07-23). "Sweet Nothings - Brenda Lee | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2016-09-24. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Brenda Lee UK chart runs". Polyhex. Archived from the original on 2008-12-07. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ↑ "Prince 'Kiss'". Soundonsound.com. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ↑ Yeezus (PDF) (Media notes). Kanye West. Def Jam Recordings. 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
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