Brenton Wood arrived on the scene in 1967 with the back-to-back hits “The Oogum Boogum Song” and “Gimme Little Sign” that would carry the then Compton resident from a regional Southern California artist to an International sensation. During his prolific period with the short-lived independent label Double Shot Records, Brenton would cut eleven 45s and release the studio albums Oogum Boogum and Baby You Got It, creating a unique blend of contemporary pop soul and throwback doo-wop ballads that resonate to this day. The Hollywood based Double Shot Records roster would also include garage-rock icons Count Five, doo-wop faves The Bagdads, Kent & The Candidates (who would also serve as Brenton’s studio/touring band) and San Francisco legend Bobby Freeman.

It's hard not to hear Brenton Wood's biggest hit, "Gimme Little Sign," and not be convinced that it very well might be the greatest single ever cut. It relies on no one thing -- the song is slinky, surprising, and seductive, blessed with a perfect production (the organ break in the middle is positively, eerily beautiful) and a wonderful, understated performance by Wood, who proves with his smooth, sure-handed delivery that he is one of the finest soul singers of his generation. – All Music

LYRICS

When a boy falls in love
He thinks of one girl
He wants to try to get a little thing goin'
Strange expressions on his face is showin'
He gets an old rag and he shines his shoes
And patches the holes in his favorite suit

I'm the one who knows
I'm the one who really knows

After school he walks her home
And when he gets home he gets on the phone
Tells his baby that he missed her so
When he just seen her five minutes ago
He talks an hour, he hangs up and then
Picks up the phone and calls her back again

I'm the one who knows
I'm the one who really knows

At night she's in his dreams, heh
And boy, if you could just see the scene
He-he's all dressed up in a hero suit
A long cape with stars on his boots
He rescues her from a fallen plane
They fly away to a far off land
And live a life that's really grand

I'm the one who knows
I'm the one who really knows
I'm the one who really knows
I'm the one who really knows

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