"You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart" | ||||
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Single by the Detroit Emeralds | ||||
from the album I'm in Love with You | ||||
B-side | "Heaven Couldn't Be Like This" | |||
Released | May 1973 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 3:21 | |||
Label | Westbound 213 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Abrim Tilmon | |||
Producer(s) | Katouzzion | |||
The Detroit Emeralds singles chronology | ||||
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"You're Gettin' a Little Too Smart" is a song written by Abrim Tilmon and performed by the Detroit Emeralds. It reached number 10 on the R&B chart and just missed the Billboard Hot 100 in 1973, reaching number 101. [1] The song was featured on their 1973 album, I'm in Love with You .
The song was produced by Katouzzion and arranged by Abrim Tilmon and Johnny Allen.
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