Episode Sixty-Four: “Reet Petite” by Jackie Wilson
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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Wilson's Ripe Petite
Ripe Petite was the start of a run of songs that Davis and the Gordy's wrote for Wilson. Most of them big hits, and several of them classics. To Be Loved was written by Barry Gordy and Davis after Gordy found out his wife was divorcing him. That song went to number 7 on the R and B charts, and number 22 on the pop charts.
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