Little Things Mean a Lot
"Little Things Mean a Lot" is a popular song, with lyrics by Edith Lindeman and music by Carl Stutz, published in 1953. Lindeman was the leisure editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, and Stutz, a disc jockey from Richmond, Virginia. Stutz and Lindeman are also known for writing Perry Como's 1959 hit, "I Know".
The best known recording of "Little Things Mean a Lot," by Kitty Kallen, reached No.1 on the Billboard chart in 1954, and also reached No.1 on the Cash Box chart the same year. Billboard ranked it as the No. 1 song of 1954. In addition, the track climbed to the top spot in the UK Singles Chart in September of that same year.
Other charting versions
- Alma Cogan with orchestra conducted by Frank Cordell recorded it in London on May 22, 1954. Cogan's recording was released by EMI and reached No. 11 in the UK.
- Joni James reached No.35 in the USA and No.40 in Canada in 1960.
- Margo Smith, whose version reached No.3 C&W and also charted at No.37 on the Adult Contemporary chart in 1978. In Canada it reached No. 6 on the country charts.