"Sing a Little Song" is a song written and performed by Jamaican musician Desmond Dekker. It was released as a single in 1975.[1]

"Sing a Little Song"
Single by Desmond Dekker
B-side"No Place Like Home"
Released1975
GenreReggae
Length3:04
LabelCactus CT73
Songwriter(s)D. Dacres
Producer(s)Bruce Anthony
Desmond Dekker singles chronology
"Israelites - re-release"
(1975)
"Sing a Little Song"
(1975)
"Roots Rock"
(1977)

It entered the UK Singles Chart in August that year, reaching number 16 and staying for seven weeks on the chart.[2][3]

Following the death of Dekker's producer Leslie Kong in 1971, he found his music career floundering. In the mid-1970s, in an attempt at further success he combined with English production duo Tony Cousins and Bruce White, who went under the name Bruce Anthony. After two chart failures, the third single "Sing a Little Song" made the charts in 1975. As with some of Dekker's earlier releases such as "Problems", the B-side of his hit "It Mek", the song deals with life's hardships in a light-hearted manner.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sing a Little Song". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 133. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ "Sing a Little Song - The Official Charts Company". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Sing a Little Song". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 26 January 2013.