Little Darlin’ –
The Diamonds
1957

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The Diamonds’
successful cover version.
The Diamonds were a Canadian
pop group that evolved into
a doo-wop group.

The Diamonds’ version
reached number two in sales
for eight weeks on the Billboard
Hot 100. Billboard ranked
this version as the No. 3 song
for 1957.

The Diamonds’ version is
generally considered superior.
Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine
argues that the Diamonds Little Darlin’ is
an unusual example of a cover being
better than the original:

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