Little By Little (Dusty Springfield)

2 MARCH 1966



Dusty Springfield’s ‘Little By Little’ was at its peak UK chart position of #21 this week. This either failed to chart in the US, or it wasn't released there. Not one of her best efforts, but then she had exceptionally high standards.

This was more a dance floor number driving Motown feel instead of her epic ballads. By this point in her career Dusty had already massive hits with 'I Only Want to be With You' and 'I Just Don't Know What to Do With Myself', yet still hadn't had a #1 hit. That would change with her next single release of 1966.

Little By Little (Dusty Springfield)

'Little by little by little by little by little
Little by little by little by little by little

You're messing up my life
Tearing me apart
Breaking up my world
And I'm giving up my heart
Little by little by little by little

I'm losing all my pride
It's really getting bad
Hurting deep inside
Is a-making me go mad, ooh
Little by little by little by little 

Little by little 
Bit by bit
I'm going crazy and you're causing it
Little by little
Bit by bit
I should stop caring 
But my love won't quit

Little by little by little by little by little, yeah
Little by little by little by little by little, all right

I don't know where to turn
Don't know what to do 
I'm walking on thin ice 
And it seems I'm falling through, ooh
Little by little by little by little

Little by little
Bit by bit
I'm going crazy and you're causing it
Little by little
Bit by bit
I should stop caring 
But my love won't quit

I'm the queen of fools
Know the deck is stacked
On a losing streak
But I'm a-going to get you back

Little by little by little by little 
(Little by little by little by little by little)
Yeah, little by little
(Little by little by little by little by little)
Ah, ah, ah, little by little
(Little by little by little by little by little)
Little by little, mmm
(Little by little by little by little by)'