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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Stylistics
Performer
Airrion Love
Background Vocals
Barbara Ingram
Background Vocals
Bobby Eli
Guitar
Carla Benson
Background Vocals
Earl Young
Drums
Evette Benton
Background Vocals
Herb Murrell
Background Vocals
James Dunn
Background Vocals
James Smith
Background Vocals
Larry Washington
Congas
Linda Creed
Background Vocals
Norman Harris
Guitar
Ronnie Baker
Bass
Russell Thompkins, Jr.
Lead Vocals
Vincent Montana, Jr.
Percussion
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Linda Creed
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Don Murray
Engineer
Joe Tarsia
Engineer
Linda Creed
Producer
Lyrics
Tootsie roll soul and doodle-white shoes
Papa's sure proud of his little bitty rockin' roll baby
Singin' at the age of two
He can hardly talk but he sure knows how to sing the blues
Little Joe never sings out of tune
Always in key, he's a soulful little rockin' roll baby
Papa loves the way you do
Never heard a boy sing the way my little Joey do
He was born in a theater in Bluefield, West Virginia
His ma and I were travelin' on the road
I worked hard all that summer as a fill-in for the drummer
One-night stands weren't easy for little Joe
Bought a new house in Beverly hills
Papa made it big and he did it for his rockin' roll baby
A little bit of rhythm and blues
Got a funky walk in his little orthopedic shoes
He was born in a theater in Bluefield, West Virginia
His ma and I were travelin' on the road
I worked hard all that summer as a fill-in for the drummer
One-night stands weren't easy for little Joe
Writer(s): Linda Creed, Thomas Randolph Bell
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