Little Things (Bobby Goldsboro song)

Goldsboro wrote the up-tempo "Little Things" after his producer, Jack Gold, encouraged him to continue writing ballads^[3] after the series of such songs Goldsboro had composed and recorded. Goldsboro cut this song, along with the other tracks on the album, in Nashville. Goldsboro had originally intended the song to be recorded in 2/4 time, but after hearing a copy of "Oh, Pretty Woman" that his friend Roy Orbison had sent him, he changed the beat of "Little Things" to 4/4.^[4] The arrangement was done by Goldsboro and Bill Justis.^[3] Ray Stevens sang the back-up vocals.^[5] "Little Things" was recorded on November 19, 1964 at the Columbia Studio B in Nashville.^[6]

Reviewed in Billboard, "Little Things" was described as a "gutsy rocker with loads of sales potential. Bobby delivers the well-worded message with plenty of authority".^[7] Cash Box described it as "a real contagious, steady beat stomp'er".^[8]

In 1965, the song spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 13.^[2] In Canada, it reached number 4 on Canada's RPM Top 40 & 5,^[9] and number 4 on RPM's Adult Contemporary chart.^[10] It was ranked number 81 on Billboard's year-end chart of Top Singles of 1965.^[11]