Dean wrote:
Dec. 27, 1986: Jackie Wilson's 29-year-old recording of “Reet Petite” went to #1 in England after it was used in a commercial for Levi's bluejeans.
Yes that was on the BBC chart. In NME the re-reissued "Reet Petite" reached #1 on January 10 1987 staying there for 3 weeks
On original UK release "Reet Petite" was on Coral label and debuted on the NME chart at #24 in November 1957.
It spent 14 weeks on the chart peaking at #6
In 1983 SMP reissued the song on a three track single. The other tracks were the much later "You Bought About A CHange In Me" and "I'm The One To Do It"
And of course SMP reissued it again in November 1986
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