Little Willy (song)
| "Little Willy" | |
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| B-side | "Man from Mecca" |
"Little Willy" is a song written by songwriters Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and performed by the British glam rock band The Sweet, released in 1972 as a non-album single in the UK, peaking at #4 in the best seller charts. It was released in the US in September 1972[5] and also appeared on their US debut album The Sweet and became their biggest hit in the US, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.[6]
"Little Willy" was used extensively in the pilot of the television series Life on Mars.
Chart performance
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Personnel
- Brian Connolly - lead vocals
- Andy Scott - backing vocals, guitar on "Man from Mecca"
- Steve Priest - backing vocals, bass guitar on "Man from Mecca"
- Mick Tucker - backing vocals, drums on "Man from Mecca"
- Pip Williams - guitar on "Little Willy"
- John Roberts - bass guitar on "Little Willy"
- Phil Wainman - drums on "Little Willy"
Cover versions
- U.S. glam metal band Poison recorded a cover version of "Little Willy" on their album Poison'd!
- Bob Rivers recorded a parody called "Little Billy's Willy", about President Bill Clinton and the Lewinsky scandal.
References
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Sweet | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ Martin Popoff. The Big Book of Hair Metal: The Illustrated Oral History of Heavy Metal?s ... p. 16. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
{{cite book}}:|website=ignored (help) - ^ "Power Pop It Ain't". MTV News. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/The-Sweet-Little-Willy/master/172830
- ^ Little Willy / Man from Mecca (US) - 45cat
- ^ "Little Willy by Sweet". Songfacts. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "Top 100 1973 - UK Music Charts". Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
- ^ "Top 100 Hits of 1973/Top 100 Songs of 1973". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
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