Dance Little Jean
"Dance Little Jean" | ||||
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Single by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | ||||
from the album Let's Go | ||||
B-side | "Maryann" | |||
Released | October 1, 1983 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:12 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Nashville | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Ibbotson | |||
Producer(s) | Norbert Putnam | |||
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band singles chronology | ||||
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"Dance Little Jean" is a song written by Jimmy Ibbotson, and recorded by American country music group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was released in October 1983 as the second single from the album Let's Go. The song reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
Background and writing
Jimmy Ibbotson wrote the song hoping the charm and romance of the story would convince his ex-wife that they should get back together. Little Jean was named for his real life daughter who would always dance when he played guitar. When he played it for his ex-wife for the first time, Little Jean danced, but his ex-wife's response was not what he had hoped for. She told him he would be able to afford child support now, because that song would be a hit.[2]
Content
The song is about a musician disillusioned about marriage, whose heart is softened by a daughter dancing to his band at her parents' wedding reception whilst wearing crinolines and a calico skirt.
Chart performance
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 9 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 39 |
References
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- Jeff Hanna
- Ross Holmes
- Jim Photoglo
- Jackson Browne
- Chris Darrow
- Jimmy Ibbotson
- Bernie Leadon
- John McEuen
- The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
- Ricochet
- Rare Junk
- Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
- All the Good Times
- Stars & Stripes Forever
- Symphonion Dream
- The Dirt Band
- An American Dream
- Make a Little Magic
- Jealousy
- Let's Go
- Plain Dirt Fashion
- Partners, Brothers and Friends
- Hold On
- Workin' Band
- The Rest of the Dream
- Not Fade Away
- Acoustic
- The Christmas Album
- Bang, Bang, Bang
- Welcome to Woody Creek
- Speed of Life
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two
- Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Volume III
- Alive
- Live Two Five
- "Mr. Bojangles"
- "House at Pooh Corner"
- "I Saw the Light"
- "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
- "The Battle of New Orleans"
- "All I Have to Do Is Dream"
- "An American Dream"
- "Dance Little Jean"
- "Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)"
- "I Love Only You"
- "High Horse"
- "Modern Day Romance"
- "Home Again in My Heart"
- "Partners, Brothers and Friends"
- "Fire in the Sky"
- "Baby's Got a Hold on Me"
- "Fishin' in the Dark"
- "Oh What a Love"
- "Workin' Man (Nowhere to Go)"
- "I've Been Lookin'"
- "Down That Road Tonight"
- "Turn of the Century"
- "And So It Goes"
- "When It's Gone"
- "From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)"
- "I Fought the Law"
- "King Tut"
- "Joe Knows How to Live"
- "Bless the Broken Road"
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