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A Little Bit of Soap

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"A Little Bit of Soap"
Single by the Jarmels
B-side"The Way You Look Tonight (Swing Time)"
ReleasedJuly 3, 1961
Recorded1961
GenreDoo-wop
Length2:13
LabelLaurie
Songwriter(s)Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell)

"A Little Bit of Soap" was written by Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell), and first sung in a bluesy soul style by the Jarmels, who reached number 12 with it in September 1961 and number 7 on the R&B charts.[1] The song has been covered by many other artists.

Reception

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The song was a major hit in the United States when it was first released. It reached the top ten on the Canadian charts, and the top twenty in Australia in 1970 for Paul Davis.[2] It was his first charting single release. "A Little Bit of Soap" was a huge hit in Southeast Asia when the Hong Kong–based group Cliff Foenander and the Fabulous Echoes released it as a single. It spent 25 weeks at number 1 in top ten charts in 1963 in Southeast Asia.[3] Foenander and the Fabulous Echoes also sang the hit in Las Vegas in 1964. It made Cliff Foenander a household name in South Asia: Radio Ceylon, the oldest radio station in South Asia, played the number 1 hit across the Indian subcontinent.[3]

Cover versions

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Samples

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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel, The Billboard Book of TOP 40 R&B and Hip Hop Hits, Billboard Books, New York 2006
  2. ^ Go-Set Australian charts – 22 August 1970
  3. ^ a b "Remembering Cliff Foenander of the Fabulous Echoes". worldmusiccentral.org. November 10, 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-09-21.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 220.
  5. ^ "The Pioneers – A Little Bit Of Soap / Hit Me With Music". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
  6. ^ Nigel Olsson, "Little Bit of Soap" chart position Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  7. ^ "officialcharts.com". Official Charts. Retrieved April 6, 2021.