Bobby's Girl (song)

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"Bobby's Girl"
Bobby'sGirlBlane.jpg
Single by Marcie Blane
B-side"A Time To Dream"
ReleasedSeptember 28, 1962
GenrePop Rock
Length2:15
Label 45-120
Songwriter(s)Gary Klein, Henry Hoffman[1]
Marcie Blane singles chronology
"Bobby's Girl"
(1962) 		"What Does a Girl Do"
(1963)

"Bobby's Girl" is a song and single written by Gary Klein and and performed by American teenage singer Marcie Blane.[2][3]

The song was released in the United States in 1962. It has a spoken introduction and a backing refrain of "You're not a kid anymore" and was popular with the American teenage audience. It entered the charts in October and made the Top 10 within a month reaching 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 by December, where it stayed for four weeks.[4] It reached 2 on the Cash Box chart staying on the charts for nineteen weeks and made Blane the top selling female singer in the US.[5]

Chart history[]

Covers[]

Susan Maughan version[]

"Bobby's Girl"
Bobby'sGirlMaughan.jpg
Single by Susan Maughan
B-side"Come a Little Closer"
Released1962
GenrePop Rock
Length2:15
LabelPhilips Records 326544 BF
Songwriter(s)Gary Klein,
Susan Maughan singles chronology
"Baby Doll Twist"
(1962) 		"Bobby's Girl"
(1962) 		"Mama Do The Twist"
(1962)

A Susan Maughan cover version was released in the UK, also in 1962. It featured Wally Stott and his orchestra and chorus.[11] Maughan's version spent nineteen weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 3.[12][13]

Chart history[]

Chart (1962–63) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[14] 3
Ireland IRMA[14] 3
Israeli Singles Chart[14] 3
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[15] 6
Norway VG-lista[14] 6

Tracey Ullman version[]

In 1983 Tracey Ullman released a version of "Bobby's Girl" on the album You Broke My Heart in 17 Places and as a single. Ullman's version reached No. 45 in West Germany.[16]

Foreign-language versions[]

  • 1963 : French singer Arielle performed the French-language version Je n'aime que Bobby[17] (I only love Bobby).
  • 1972 : Canadian singer Mimi Hétu performed the French-language version Pardonne-moi[18] (Forgive me).
  • 1984 : French singer Douchka performed the French-language version Mon p'tit cœur[19] (My little heart).

References[]

  1. ^ "discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Bobby's Girl". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Bobby's Girl". BMI Repertoire. 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-07-14. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  4. ^ Yesteryear's Hits. Billboard. 30 December 1967. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  5. ^ "Marcie Blane". www.spectropop.com. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  6. ^ http://chumtribute.com/62-12-17-chart.jpg CHUM Hit Parade, December 17, 1962
  7. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 3 January 1963
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 29, 1962
  10. ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 28, 1963
  11. ^ "Bobby's Girl - Susan Maughan". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  12. ^ "UK Official charts - Susan Maughan". www.officialscharts.com. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  13. ^ "Cover details". www.whosampled.com. Retrieved 2013-06-01.
  14. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Billboard Magazine, January, 1963". Billboard. 13 March 1965.
  15. ^ Flavour of New Zealand, 13 December 1962
  16. ^ Tracey Ullman - Bobby's Girl, norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  17. ^ "Tu M'As Devancée - Arielle". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  18. ^ "Pardonne-Moi - Mimi Hétu". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
  19. ^ "Douchka - Douchka". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

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