Gimme Little Sign

"Gimme Little Sign" is a 1967 soul song, originally performed by Brenton Wood and written by Wood (under his real name, Alfred Smith), Joe Hooven and Jerry Winn. The charted versions were Wood's, Peter Andre's, the Sattalites', and Danielle Brisebois's.

"Gimme Little Sign"
Side A of the US vinyl single
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
Songwriter(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)
Audio
"Gimme Little Sign" by Brenton Wood on YouTube

History

The song was released in 1967 on the album Oogum Boogum. Wood's version peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and also was top 10 in the UK Singles Chart^[1] and Australia. Mighty Mo Rodgers played the electronic organ on the recording.^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1967–68) Peak position Australia (Go-Set)^[3] 8 Australia (Kent Music Report) 4 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[4] 18 Canada (RPM) Top Singles 17 West Germany (Official German Charts)^[5] 25 New Zealand (Listener)^[6] 20 UK Singles (OCC)^[7] 8 US Billboard Hot 100^[8] 9 US Billboard R&B Singles 19 US Cash Box Top 100^[9] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1967) Rank US Billboard Hot 100 ^[10] 28 US Cash Box ^[11] 63

Peter Andre version

"Gimme Little Sign"
Single by Peter Andre
from the album Peter Andre
Released	October 26, 1992^[12]
Recorded	1992
Genre	Dance-pop, R&B
Length	3:28
Label	Melodian
Songwriter(s)	Smith, Hooven, Winn
Producer(s)	Phil Harding & Ian Curnow
Peter Andre singles chronology
"Drive Me Crazy" (1992) "Gimme Little Sign" (1992) "Funky Junky" (1993)
Music video
"Gimme Little Sign" by Peter Andre on YouTube

"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,^[12] through Melodian Records. The single peaked at number three on the Australian Singles Chart,^[13] achieving platinum status.^[14] It was the 12th highest-selling single of 1993 in Australia,^[14] and went on to win him an ARIA Award in 1993 for highest-selling Australian single of the year

Track listing

CD1 and cassette single

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-inch mix) – 5:57
4. "Gimme Little Sign" (demonstration version) – 3:25
5. "Drive Me Crazy" (Crazy Cool Funk mix) – 6:34

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Australia (ARIA)^[13] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1993) Rank Australia (ARIA)^[14] 12

Certification

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[14]	Platinum	100,000^[15]

Other cover versions

Syl Johnson's version, heard in his 1979 album Uptown Shakedown, was raved by Billboard as one of the album's highlights alongside "Mystery Lady" and "Who's Gonna Love You".^[16]

The Sattalites's version, titled "Gimme Some Kinda Sign", in June 1988 peaked at number 44 on Canada's RPM 100 Singles chart and number nine on RPM Adult Contemporary chart.^[17][18] The single's B-side track is "Lively Ivy".

Danielle Brisebois's version, released as the second single from her 1994 album Arrive All over You, peaked at number 75 on the British charts on the week ending September 3, 1995,^[19] at number 51 on German singles chart on the week ending April 24, 1995,^[20] and at number 23 on the Swedish charts. The music video of the Brisebois version was directed by Kate Garner and Paul Archard.^[21] Other tracks of the single are "Just Missed the Train" and "Ain't Gonna Cry No More".

References

1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 610. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
2. Al Campbell. "Mighty Mo Rodgers | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
3. "Go-Set National Top 40, 20 December 1967". Poparchives.com.au. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
4. "Brenton Wood – Gimme Little Sign" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – Brenton Wood – Gimme Little Sign" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
6. "Flavour of New Zealand, 29 December 1967". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
8. "The Hot 100". Billboard. October 14, 1967. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
9. "Cash Box Top 100 10/28/67". cashboxmagazine.com. October 28, 1967. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
10. "Top Records of 1967" Billboard December 30, 1967: 42
11. "Cash Box YE Pop Singles - 1967". cashboxmagazine.com. 1967-12-23. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
12. The ARIA Report. Vol. 143. ARIA. October 25, 1992. p. 20.
13. "Peter Andre – Gimme Little Sign". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
14. "1993 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
15. Khan, Yasmin (April 29, 1994). "Aussie Sensation". City Weekly. p. 9. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
16. "Billboard's Top Album Picks – Billboard's Recommended LPs – Soul". Billboard. February 24, 1979. p. 80. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
17. "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 4, 1988" (PDF). Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
18. "RPM Top 30 AC - June 11, 1988" (PDF). Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
19. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 (03 September 1995 – 09 September 1995)". Official Charts. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
20. "Danielle Brisebois – 'Gimme Little Sign'". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
21. Russell, Deborah (April 8, 1995). "Music Video (Artists & Music) – Production Notes (other cities)". Billboard. p. 53. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

External links

• "Gimme Little Sign" (official lyrics video) by Brenton Wood on YouTube
• "Gimme Little Sign" by Peter Andre on YouTube
• "Gimme Little Sign" by Danielle Brisebois on YouTube