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"Just a Little" is a song by American rock group The Beau Brummels. The song is included on the band's debut album, ''Introducing the Beau Brummels'', and was released as its second single, following "Laugh, Laugh". "Just a Little" became the band's highest-charting U.S. single, peaking at number eight on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in June 1965. It also reached the top 10 of the charts in Canada and Australia. Written by guitarist Ron Elliott with frequent collaborator Bob Durand, the song was produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone. A live version of the song recorded during a 1974 concert was released on the band's 2000 ''Live!'' album. "Just a Little" has been covered by such artists as The Young Rascals, Them, Nils Lofgren, The Smithereens, and Frank Black. ==Composition== Written by the band's guitarist Ron Elliott with frequent collaborator Bob Durand, "Just a Little" begins with acoustic guitar strums with ascending minor-key harmonies, while electric guitar chords are heard during the chorus.〔 〕 With these musical elements, "Just a Little" is considered an early example of folk rock,〔〔 〕 though it also bears a stylistic similarity to British beat.〔 The guitar riff in the song is directly influenced by Link Wray & His Ray Men's 1958 instrumental hit "Rumble". 〕 Elliott said that the band's folk rock sound was a coincidence, not intentional.〔 He explained, "We only had acoustic and electric guitars, so every chance we got, we'd try to add some variety. We couldn't do it much with playing or style differences, because everybody had limited chops, including myself. The only way you could get variety was to go () a harmonica during the song, or get an acoustic in this space, get different moods that way".〔 The song was produced by Sylvester Stewart, later known as Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone.〔 Elliott credited Stone as having a positive influence on the band, and for "pull() a lot of loose ends of the band together".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Just a Little (The Beau Brummels song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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