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Little Willie John - It Only Hurts A Little While / Don't Play With Love

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Product Details
  • Artist Little Willie John
  • Title It Only Hurts A Little While / Don't Play With Love
  • Label Jukebox Jam Series
  • Catalogue No JBJ 1045
  • Format 7''
  • Genre Funk Soul
  • Media Condition Near Mint (NM or M-)
  • Sleeve Condition Generic
Description

Year Released: 1961
Genre: Soul / R&B / Ballad

Description:
Recorded for King Records during the golden age of early soul, “It Only Hurts a Little While” captures Little Willie John at his most tender and nuanced. The A-side is a lush, slow-tempo ballad built on piano, strings, and his achingly vulnerable delivery — a study in controlled emotion. The flip, “Don’t Play with Love,” brings a midtempo shuffle, driven by horns and the vocal urgency that made John’s performances so arresting.

John’s style directly influenced James Brown (who performed as his opening act early in his career) and Otis Redding, both of whom borrowed his phrasing and intensity.