I Want You to Be My Girl
"I Want You to Be My Girl" | ||||
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Single by The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon | ||||
from the album The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon | ||||
B-side | "I'm Not a Know It All" | |||
Released | April 1956 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:50 | |||
Label | Gee | |||
Songwriter(s) | George Goldner, Richard Barrett | |||
The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon singles chronology | ||||
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"I Want You to Be My Girl" is a song written by George Goldner and Richard Barrett and performed by The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon. It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #13 on the Billboard pop chart in 1956.[1] The song was featured on their 1956 album, The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon.[2]
Other versions[]
- The Exciters released a version of the song as a single in 1965 entitled "I Want You to Be My Boy" that reached #98 on the Billboard pop chart.[3]
References[]
- ^ "The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon, "I Want You to Be My Girl" Chart Positions". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon, The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ "The Exciters, "I Want You to Be My Boy" Chart Positions". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
Categories:
- 1956 songs
- 1956 singles
- 1965 singles
- The Teenagers songs
- The Exciters songs
- Gee Records singles
- Roulette Records singles
- Songs written by George Goldner
- Songs written by Richie Barrett
- 1950s single stubs