- A Little Bird Told Me
"A Little Bird Told Me" is a popular song. It was written by
Harvey O. Brooks and was published in 1947.The recording by
Evelyn Knight was released byDecca Records as catalog number 24514. It first reached theBillboard magazine Best Seller chart onNovember 12 , 1948 and lasted 21 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. cite book
last = Whitburn
first = Joel
authorlink = Joel Whitburn
title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
publisher = Record Research
year = 1973 ] This was the bigger side of a two-sided hit; the flip side, "Brush Those Tears from Your Eyes," also charted, but only reaching #24.The recording by
Paula Watson was released bySupreme Records as catalog number 1507. It first reached theBillboard magazine Best Seller chart onNovember 26 , 1948 and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14.The recording by
Blue Lu Barker was released byCapitol Records as catalog number 15308. It first reached theBillboard magazine Best Seller chart onDecember 31 , 1948 and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #16.The recording by
Jerry Wayne was released byColumbia Records as catalog number 38386. It reached theBillboard magazine Best Seller chart onFebruary 11 , 1949 at #26, its only week on the chart.In
2008 , the song was used on a British commercial forHead & Shoulders .References
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