The late US soul singer Hattie Littles (born February 14, 1937, in Shelby, Mississippi) started on the gospel music circuit before drawing the attention of Motown Records Clarence Paul who took her under his wing in 1962. The following year, Littles released her only – and landmark – single, "Your Love Is Wonderful / Here You Come" on Berry Gordy's Motown label, with the Detroit pioneer writing and producing both sides. She opened for Marvin Gaye that same year. Littles, who preferred signing blues to soul, stayed signed to Motown for four years and recorded ten singles during that time, but only yielded one official release. After some years away from the spotlight, Littles enjoyed a career reawakening in the 1980s when British northern soul innovator Ian Levine discovered her singing in Detroit. Levine took Littles to the UK and released a number of her singles on his Motorcity Records, including 1991's "Waiting For The Day" and albums The Right Direction (1991), Borderline (1992), and The Very Best of Hattie Littles (1996), featuring revamped versions of some of her earlier tracks. Littles died of a heart attack in Flint, Michigan on June 15, 2000.
