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  • Fever
  • Talk to Me
  • Mister Little Willie John
  • Sure Things

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Release Date

January 1, 1996

Duration

21:45

Genre

Styles

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Little Willie John

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This brief CD cuts to the chase of Little Willie John, the legendary diminutive soul singer who left us much too soon. The songs "Fever," "All Around the World," "I Need Your Love So Bad," "Talk to Me, Talk to Me," "Let Them Talk," and "Sleep," are as compelling now as when they were first released. Sam Cooke, among others, borrowed from Little Willie John's delivery. Pain was his game; every note bursts on your heart like a giant teardrop. His voice, filled with ache and anguish, never fails to make you feel the abject hurt expressed from the depths of a troubled, but gifted soul.

Track Listing

Sample Title/Composer Performer Time
1
Eddie Cooley / John Davenport
Little Willie John
2:42
2
Titus Turner
Little Willie John
2:58
3
Little Willie John
Little Willie John
2:18
4
Rudy Toombs
Little Willie John
2:48
5
Joe Seneca
Little Willie John
2:43
6
Little Willie John / Mertis John Jr.
Little Willie John
2:45
7
Little Willie John
Little Willie John
2:55
8
Little Willie John / Sonny Thompson
Little Willie John
2:36
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