 The song was written by Berry Gordy, Gwen Gordy Fuqua, and Wilson's cousin Roquel "Billy" Davis (though credited under his pseudonym Tyran Carlo on the record) and produced by Dick Jacobs, and its title was taken from the Louis Jordan song "Reet, Petite and Gone".It was Jackie Wilson's first recording as a solo artist.The song peaked at #62 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in September 1957 and reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart.