4 November 2023

Artist: JACKIE WILSON
Who: American soul singer
June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984
Active: 1953–1975

Single: REET PETITE
Authors: Written by Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy Fuqua, and Wilson‘s cousin Roquel “Billy” Davis. Its title was taken from the Louis Jordan song ‘Reet, Petite and Gone‘. It was Jackie Wilson‘s first recording as a solo artist.

Score: The song peaked at number 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1957 and reached #6 in the UK. With the success of the song, Gordy was able to fund the launch
of Motown Records.

Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Oh, oh, oh, oh,
Reet petite, the finest girl
you ever wanna meet

JACKIE WILSON: History