Sunday, March 10, 2013

Record #0293: I Want To Be Wanted (Per tutta la vita) / Just a Little – BRENDA LEE



Decca 31149 (original) USA, Sep. 1960
Words & Music by:  Side A – Kim Gannon, Pino Spotti, Alberto Testa; Side B – Betty Logan Chotas
Musicians: Brenda Lee (vocals), Grady Martin (guitar), Hank Garland (guitar), Harold Bradley (bass guitar), Bob Moore (bass), Boots Randolph (sax on side B), Floyd Cramer (piano), Buddy Harman (drums), Anita Kerr Singers (background vocals) and a strings section
Recording sessions: Produced by Owen Bradley at Bradley Studio, Nahsville, TN, Side A – Aug. 16, 1960; Side B – Mar. 28, 1960
Highest chart positions:  US #1, US R&B #7, UK #31, Australia #10

This was one of the many #1 hits for the Nashville A-Team ... and the second one for Brenda Lee (the first one was “I’m Sorry”).

List price:  Very Good+ is $7.50, Near Mint is $15

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