A Little Bit of Soap
| "A Little Bit of Soap" | |
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| Single by The Jarmels | |
| Released | 1961 (Jarmels) 1966 (Exciters) 1970 (Davis) 1978 (Showaddywaddy) 1979 (Olsson) |
| Recorded | 1961 (Jarmels) 1966 (Exciters) 1970 (Davis) 1978 (Showaddywaddy) 1979 (Olsson) |
| Genre | Soul, blues |
| Length | 2:13 |
| Label |
Laurie (Jarmels) Bang (Davis, Olsson) Arista (Showaddywaddy) |
"A Little Bit of Soap", written by Bert Berns (aka Bert Russell), was a song, first sung in a bluesy soul style by The Jarmels, who reached #12 with it in September 1961 and #7 on the R&B charts.
The song has been covered many times since. The Exciters' version charted at #58 on Billboard Hot 100 in February 1966. Paul Davis's rendition reached #52 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1970, while Nigel Olsson's version hit #34 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #9 on the adult contemporary chart in June 1979. Both Davis and Olsson used ballad arrangements. The song was a great success in Britain in the 1978 version by Showaddywaddy, peaking at #5 in UK Singles Chart in July 1978.
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