Brenton Wood

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Brenton Wood

Alfred Jesse Smith (born July 26, 1941 in Shreveport , Louisiana ), known by his stage name Brenton Wood , is an American R&B and soul singer and songwriter . His best known hits are The Oogum Boogum Song and Gimme Little Sign from 1967.

biography

Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Smith grew up in San Pedro, Los Angeles . After graduating from high school in Compton, California , he studied at East Los Angeles College, where he turned to music and took the stage name Brenton Wood. His role models were in particular Jesse Belvin and Sam Cooke .

After the first unsuccessful singles, The Oogum Boogum Song made it to number 19 on the Billboard Hot R&B and number 34 on the Hot 100 charts in 1967 . The single Gimme Little Sign even reached number 19 in the R&B and number 9 in the pop charts in the same year. With Baby You Got It , another hit followed at position 34 on the Hot 100 at the end of 1967.

In 1972 Wood started his own music label . In 1972 he published the soul classic Sticky Boom Boom To Cold Part I and II , of which he was co-author and co-producer. In 1977 he had another success with Come Softly to Me , number 92 in the R&B charts. Since then there have been a few albums and compilations by Brenton Wood.

reception

Brenton Woods hits have been used frequently in cinema and television productions and have been covered several times, for example Gimme Little Sign by Ricky Nelson (1977) and Danielle Brisebois (1994).

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

  • 1967: Oogum Boogum - Billboard 200, number 184
  • 1967: Gimme Little Sign - British version of Oogum Boogum
  • 1967: Baby You Got It
  • 1977: Come Softly
  • 1986: Out of the Woodwork - re-recordings of the early hits
  • 2001: This Love Is for Real
  • 2009: Lord Hear My Prayer

Compilations

  • 1991: Brenton Wood's 18 Best
  • 1999: 18 More of the Best, Vol. 2
  • 2000: Better Believe It

Singles in the charts

  • 1967: The Oogum Boogum Song - Billboard Hot 100 # 34; Billboard R&B number 19
  • 1967: Gimme Little Sign - Billboard Hot 100 # 9; Billboard R&B # 19; Great Britain 8th place
  • 1967: Baby You Got It - Billboard Hot 100 # 34; Billboard R&B place 30
  • 1968: Lovey Dovey Kinda Lovin ' - Billboard Hot 100 # 99
  • 1977: Come Softly To Me - Billboard R&B # 92

Web links

Commons : Brenton Wood  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Biography on Allmusic (English)
personal data
SURNAME Wood, Brenton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, Alfred Jesse (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American R&B and soul singer and songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH July 26, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Shreveport , Louisiana , United States