Throwing back to the week of May 29, 1954, we find Kitty Kallen atop the Billboard charts with ‘Little Things Mean a Lot,’ a song written by Edith Lindeman and Carl Stutz. Kallen’s version was the most popular of several recordings of this song.
It was so popular, in fact, that it claimed the title as the #1 song for all of 1954. This week was the first of nine straight it would spend atop the chart.
Kallen, a new name to me, was a big star in the 40s and 50s, with the Harry James Orchestra and then as a soloist. While I didn’t recognize her name, I’m very familiar with another of Kallen’s #1 hits, ‘It’s Been a Long, Long Time‘ (in part because of its association with Captain America in the Marvel movies).
Blow me a kiss from across the room
Say I look nice when I’m not
Touch my hair as you pass my chair
Little things mean a lot
[Verse 2]
Give me your arm as we cross the street
Call me at six on the dot
A line a day when you’re far away
Little things mean a lot
[Verse 3]
Don’t have to buy me diamonds and pearls
Champagne, sables or such
I never cared much for diamonds and pearls
‘Cause honestly, honey, they just cost money
[Verse 4]
Give me your hand when I’ve lost the way
Give me a shoulder to cry on
Whether the day is bright or gray
Give me your heart to rely on
[Verse 5]
Send me the warmth of a secret smile
To show me you haven’t forgot
For always and ever, now and forever
Little things mean a lot
[Verse 6]
Give me your heart when I’ve lost the way
Give me your shoulder to cry on
Whether the day is bright or gray
Give me your heart to rely on
[Outro]
Send me the warmth of a secret smile
To show me you haven’t forgot
That always and ever, now and forever
Little things mean a lot
Meet Me In Montauk 
This song is vaguely familiar. And I definitely know “it’s been a long, long time,” I think from my mother singing it when I was young.
I remember this song very well. Also used to sing along with it. Haven’t heard her name in years. Nice memory ❤️