1957
REET PETITE * JACKIE WILSON * CORAL 72290 * UK
Jackie Wilson's first solo recording under his own name, and also the first song by Berry Gordy to be recorded by a named artist. The song also credits Tyran Carlo, who was the arranger Billy Davis. Reet Petiet was released on Brunswick in the USA and sold over a quarter of a million copies, the above is classed as a second British issue as the first run was on the Vogue Coral imprint (same catalogue number).
See also: Lonely Teardrops