Good evening, Dialophiles!
Tonight, the Radio Dial plucks a forgotten cover from the
musical past, and presents it to you for your listening enjoyment. So without
further ado, here’s Miss Danielle Brisebois, with “Gimme Little Sign”.
Danielle first made her appearance as a child actress on
CBS’s “All In The Family”, and later, “Archie Bunker’s Place”,
playing Stephanie Mills, who came to live with Aunt Edith and Uncle Archie in
1978. After appearing in classic ‘80s series like Mr. Belvedere, Knots Landing,
and Tales from the Darkside, she switched her focus to music.
Her debut 1994 LP Arrive All Over You is largely
inspired by power pop, with a hint of alt rock. Produced by Gregg Alexander,
whom she would later join as a member of the New Radicals, track 6 was this
outstanding cover of Brenton Wood’s 1967 soul classic.
Danielle’s largest hit on the pop charts was as part of the
aforementioned New Radicals, the 1998 one-off album project that produced the
smash hit “You Get What You Give”.
Since then, Danielle has written for, or had her
compositions covered by, artists like Donna Summer, Kelly Clarkson, and Kylie
Minogue, and her greatest success as a writer came in the form of two top 10
hits for Natasha Bedingfield… “Unwritten”, and “Pocketful of Sunshine”.
I find it impossible not to smile when listening to this
bouncy, flirtatious track, as Danielle sings of a young love on the verge of
blossoming. No wonder it’s remained a favorite here at the Dial for the last
eighteen years.
“Cuz when I’m feeling down… wearing a frown… You’ll be
there when I look around…
Just gimme some kind of sign, boy, oh my baby… To show me
that you’re mine, boy… alright”
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