Biography:
Jack Leroy "Jackie" Wilson (June 9, 1934 – January 21, 1984) was an American soul and R&B singer born in Detroit, Michigan, where he became active in the music business. He joined Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953, replacing Clyde McPhatter. After losing McPhatter, the group's only recording success with Wilson came in June of 1956 with the single "St. Therese of The Roses" that reached number 13 on the Pop charts.
Wilson's solo career begin with 1957's "Reet Petite", written by the then unknown Berry Gordy, Jr.
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Other songs:
- Higher And Higher
- A Woman A Lover A Friend
- Alone At Last
- Am I The Man
- Baby Work Out
- Doggin Around
- Ill Be Satisfied
- Im Coming On Back To You
- Lonely Teardrops
- Night
- No Pity In The Naked City
- Please Tell Me Why
- Reet Petite
- Shake Shake Shake
- Sweetest Feeling
- Sweetest Felling
- Talk That Talk
- Thats Why I Love You So
- To Be Loved
- You Better Know It
- You Got Me Walking
- Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher And Higher
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"Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)"
(Tyrone Carlo - Berry Gordy)
[Intro]
(w/trombones)
Bb F
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[Verse 1]
F6 F7
Well, lookit there, lookit there, lookit there, lookit there, oo-wee!
Bb F
Lookit there, lookit there, l-lookit there, oo-wee!
C Bb7 F [N.C.]
Ooh aah ooh aah oo-wee
[Verse 2]
F6 F7
Well, she's so fine, fine, fine, she's so fine, f-f-fine
Bb
She's so fi-i-i-i-i-ine
F
She's so fine, fine, fine
C Bb F [N.C.]
She's really sweet, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
[Bridge]
Bb
Oh, oh-oh-oh
C7 F
Oh-oh oh oh oh
C7 Bb7 F
Rrrrrrrrrreet Petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
[Verse 3] [verses 3-6 play first four lines stop-time]:
F6 [N.C.]
Well, have you ever seen a girl
F6 [N.C.]
For whom your soul you'd give
F6 [N.C.] F6 [N.C.]
For whom you'd fight for, die for
F7 [N.C.] F7
Pray to God for
But she's so-o-o fine
She's so-o-o fine
She's really sweet, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
[Verse 4]
Well, she really fills her clothes
From her head to toe
I want the world to know
I love her so
She's all right
She's all right
She's all right, she loves me both day and night
[Bridge]
Bb
Oh, oh-oh-oh
C7 F
Oh-oh oh oh oh
C7 Bb7 F
Rrrrrrrrrreet Petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
[Interlude]
Bb F
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[Verse 5]
Well, she's like honey from a bee
She's like peaches from a tree
I love her, need her
She means so much to me
She's all right
She's got what it takes
She's got what it takes and with me she really rates
[Verse 6]
Well, now, she's my cutie
My tutti-frutti
My heart, my love
My bathing beauty
She's all right
She's got just what it takes
She's got what it takes and with me she really rates
[Bridge]
Bb
Oh, oh-oh-oh
C7 F
Oh-oh oh oh oh
C7 Bb7 F
Rrrrrrrrrreet Petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
[Coda]
C7 Bb F
Rrrrrrrrrreeet Petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
C7 Bb (F)
Rrrrrrrrrreeet Petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
F [end cold]
v v v v v v v v
-----/---/-------|-/-----/---------
(meet)
Hugh
(Tyrone Carlo - Berry Gordy)
[Intro]
(w/trombones)
Bb F
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[Verse 1]
F6 F7
Well, lookit there, lookit there, lookit there, lookit there, oo-wee!
Bb F
Lookit there, lookit there, l-lookit there, oo-wee!
C Bb7 F [N.C.]
Ooh aah ooh aah oo-wee
[Verse 2]
F6 F7
Well, she's so fine, fine, fine, she's so fine, f-f-fine
Bb
She's so fi-i-i-i-i-ine
F
She's so fine, fine, fine
C Bb F [N.C.]
She's really sweet, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
[Bridge]
Bb
Oh, oh-oh-oh
C7 F
Oh-oh oh oh oh
C7 Bb7 F
Rrrrrrrrrreet Petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
[Verse 3] [verses 3-6 play first four lines stop-time]:
F6 [N.C.]
Well, have you ever seen a girl
F6 [N.C.]
For whom your soul you'd give
F6 [N.C.] F6 [N.C.]
For whom you'd fight for, die for
F7 [N.C.] F7
Pray to God for
But she's so-o-o fine
She's so-o-o fine
She's really sweet, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
[Verse 4]
Well, she really fills her clothes
From her head to toe
I want the world to know
I love her so
She's all right
She's all right
She's all right, she loves me both day and night
[Bridge]
Bb
Oh, oh-oh-oh
C7 F
Oh-oh oh oh oh
C7 Bb7 F
Rrrrrrrrrreet Petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
[Interlude]
Bb F
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
[Verse 5]
Well, she's like honey from a bee
She's like peaches from a tree
I love her, need her
She means so much to me
She's all right
She's got what it takes
She's got what it takes and with me she really rates
[Verse 6]
Well, now, she's my cutie
My tutti-frutti
My heart, my love
My bathing beauty
She's all right
She's got just what it takes
She's got what it takes and with me she really rates
[Bridge]
Bb
Oh, oh-oh-oh
C7 F
Oh-oh oh oh oh
C7 Bb7 F
Rrrrrrrrrreet Petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
[Coda]
C7 Bb F
Rrrrrrrrrreeet Petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
C7 Bb (F)
Rrrrrrrrrreeet Petite, the finest girl you ever wanna meet
F [end cold]
v v v v v v v v
-----/---/-------|-/-----/---------
(meet)
Hugh
Jackson C. Frank
Jackson Honeycut (...)
Jacob Banks
Jacob Sartorius
Jacob Whitesides
Jah Cure
Jah Maoli
Jaime Roos
Jain
Jair Rodrigues