Brenton Wood - wikipedia Brenton Wood This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. ( April 2010 ) Brenton Wood Background information Birth name Alfred Jesse Smith ( 1941 - 07 - 26 ) July 26, 1941 ( age 76 ) Origin Shreveport, Louisiana Genres Soul, R&B, pop Occupation ( s ) Singer - songwriter Instruments Vocals, Keyboards Brenton Wood ( born Alfred Jesse Smith, July 26, 1941, Shreveport, Louisiana ) is an American singer and songwriter known for his two 1967 hit singles, `` The Oogum Boogum Song '' and `` Gimme Little Sign ''. Contents 1 Career 2 Cover versions 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 Chart singles 4 Filmography 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Career The family moved to San Pedro in Los Angeles, California when Wood was a child. He attended San Pedro High School for part of his freshman year before moving to Compton, where Brenton became a member of the Compton High School track team and received several awards for his athletic achievements. Following his high school graduation, Wood enrolled in East Los Angeles College. Soon after, he took the stage name Brenton Wood, possibly inspired by the wealthy Los Angeles enclave of Brentwood ( some sources state that the name is in honor of his `` home county '' ), with a second possible connection of Bretton Woods. During this period, his musical interests began to manifest themselves. He was inspired by Jesse Belvin and Sam Cooke, and he began cultivating his songwriting skills, also becoming a competent pianist. Early singles for Brent Records and Wand Records failed to chart. Wood signed with Double Shot Records, and his `` The Oogum Boogum Song '' reached # 19 on the US Billboard R&B chart and # 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1967. In Southern California, `` The Oogum Boogum Song '' hit the top 10 on KGB - FM and # 1 on KHJ. Wood 's biggest hit came a few months later, as `` Gimme Little Sign '' hit # 9 on the pop chart, # 19 on the R&B charts, # 2 on KHJ, and # 8 in the UK Singles Chart ; sold over one million copies ; and was awarded a gold disc. The title is not actually sung in the song ; the chorus instead repeats `` Give Me Some Kind of Sign. '' Wood 's `` Baby You Got It '' peaked at # 34 on the Hot 100 during the last week of 1967 and # 3 on KHJ on 31 January 1968. A true music entrepreneur in 1972 he formed his own record label and released, co-produced and co-wrote the Funk Soul classic `` Sticky Boom Boom To Cold Part I and II '' with collaborators George Semper ( co-producer, arranger ) and Al McKay ( co-writer, performer ) of Earth, Wind, and Fire fame. Wood recorded a duet with Shirley Goodman. His next song to reach the charts was `` Come Softly to Me '' in 1977. He returned again in 1986 with the album Out of the Woodwork, which included contemporary re-recordings of his early hits, along with several new tracks, including the single, `` Soothe Me. '' His album This Love Is for Real came out in 2001. Among his later appearances was in 2006 on the Los Angeles public access program Thee Mr. Duran Show, where Wood and his band performed several of his hit singles. Recently, in 2014, he partnered with William Pilgrim & The All Grows Up for a remake of the song `` Gimme Little Sign '' on their recently released album, Epic Endings ( available on iTunes and Amazon ) which came out in August. Cover versions `` The Oogum Boogum Song '' was covered by Alex Chilton. `` Gimme Little Sign '' was later covered by Danielle Brisebois, who had a hit with it in 1994. `` Gimme Little Sign '' was recorded by soul singer Ronnie Jones on his 1978 LP, Me and Myself. It was also recorded by Ricky Nelson. In Singapore, Brown Boys who were from the Philippines, recorded it for release on an EMI single ( CHK ) in 1968. It was the B - side to `` Goin Out Of My Head '' / `` Ca n't Take My Eye Off You '' medley. The Trailers, who were a Singaporean band also recorded it for release on an RCA EP dubbed their `` Soul EP '' also in 1968. Los Angeles ska / rocksteady / reggae band, Hepcat, covered `` Gimme Little Sign '' on their Push ' N Shove album. Discography Albums Studio Oogum Boogum ( 1967 ) - ( Double Shot ) - Billboard Hot 200 # 184 Gimme Little Sign ( 1967 ) - ( Liberty ) - ' U.K. version of Oogum Boogum ' Baby You Got It ( 1967 ) Come Softly ( 1977 ) - ( Cream ) Out of the Woodwork ( 1986 ) - ( Golden Oldies ) This Love Is for Real ( 2001 ) Lord Hear My Prayer ( 2009 ) Compilations Brenton Wood 's 18 Best ( 1991 ) 18 More of the Best, Vol. 2 ( 1999 ) Better Believe It ( 2000 ) - ( Demon / Westside ) Chart singles `` The Oogum Boogum Song '' ( 1967 ) - U.S. Billboard Hot 100 # 34 ; US R&B # 19 `` Gimme Little Sign '' ( 1967 ) - US Billboard Hot 100 # 9 ; US R&B # 19 ; UK Singles Chart # 8 `` Baby You Got It '' ( 1967 ) - US Billboard Hot 100 # 34 ; US R&B # 30 `` Lovey Dovey Kinda Lovin ' '' ( 1968 ) - US Billboard Hot 100 # 99 `` Come Softly To Me '' ( 1977 ) - US R&B # 92 Filmography Popdown - ( 1967 ) - ( Brenton Wood appeared in the movie, alongside Julie Driscoll, Zoot Money, Andy Summers, Don Partridge, and Tony Hicks. Colors - ( 1988 ) - `` Oogum Boogum Song '' appeared on the soundtrack in the background as gang members are parked under the bridge at 4th and Lorena Streets in Los Angeles. Beverly Hills, 90210 - ( 1992 ) Episode 9 of Season 3 - `` Oogum Boogum Song '' was used in the background. Beverly Hills, 90210 - ( 1994 ) Episode 28 of Season 4 - `` Gimme Little Sign '' played in the background as the Beverly Hills High kids are at their favorite malt shop, the Peach Pit. The Last Days of Disco - ( 1998 ) - Wood 's `` Oogum Boogum Song '' ( written by Brenton Wood - billed as Alfred Smith ) appeared on the soundtrack. Almost Famous - ( 2000 ) - Wood 's `` Oogum Boogum Song '' ( written by Brenton Wood - billed as Alfred Smith ) appeared on the soundtrack. Shopgirl - ( 2005 ) - `` Gimme Little Sign '' plays in the film. Duck Dodgers - ( 2005 ) - `` Oogum Boogum Song '' plays on the radio at the end of the episode `` A Lame Duck Mind ''. Lymelife - ( 2009 ) - `` Oogum Boogum Song '' appeared on the soundtrack in the bar at one character 's going away party Eastbound and Down - ( 2010 ) - Season 2 Episode 5 ( Chapter 11 ) of the HBO series, featured a segment on 4 wheel ATV 's in which `` Oogum Boogum Song '' is played. Episode originally aired on October 24, 2010. Treme - ( 2012 ) - Season 3 Episode 4 of the HBO series, `` Oogum Boogum Song '' was used in the background. Devil 's Due - ( 2014 ) - `` I Like the Way You Love Me '' is heard in the film and the film ends with `` Oogum Boogum Song ''. The Shack - ( 2017 ) - `` Gimme Little Sign '' is heard in the film. See also List of performers on Top of the Pops List of soul musicians References ^ Jump up to : Murrells, Joseph ( 1978 ). The Book of Golden Discs ( 2nd ed. ). London : Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p. 233. ISBN 0 - 214 - 20512 - 6. ^ Jump up to : Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. p. 610. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Brenton Wood - Sticky Boom Boom Too Cold ''. Discogs. Retrieved 2017 - 04 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Brenton Wood - Out Of The Woodwork ( Vinyl, LP, Album ) ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Brenton Wood - Soothe Me / $ Cold Cash $ ( Vinyl ) ''. Discogs.com. Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Thee Mr. Duran Show - Videos - Brenton Wood ''. Mrduran.com. 2006 - 06 - 07. Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 19. Jump up ^ `` William Pilgrim & The All Grows Up The Junction of Americana & 60 's Soul ''. Williampilgrim.com. Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 19. ^ Jump up to : Stephen Thomas Erlewine ( 1941 - 07 - 26 ). `` Brenton Wood Awards ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Popdown ( 1967 ) ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 2015 - 08 - 19. External links Brenton Wood biography at Allmusic website VIAF : 36128730 MusicBrainz : bc86d48c - 5393 - 4436 - bb5d - 2c214d07a676 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brenton_Wood&oldid=786386921 '' Categories : 1941 births Living people American male singers Songwriters from Louisiana Musicians from Shreveport, Louisiana Musicians from Los Angeles Musicians from Compton, California African - American singers American pop singers Singers from California Songwriters from California Singers from Louisiana Hidden categories : BLP articles lacking sources from April 2010 All BLP articles lacking sources Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español فارسی Italiano Português Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 19 June 2017, at 04 : 22. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who sings just give me some kind of sign girl
Answer: Brenton Wood