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1963 single by The Shirelles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Foolish Little Girl" is a song written by Helen Miller and Howard Greenfield and performed by The Shirelles. It reached No.4 on the Billboard Hot 100, No.9 on the R&B chart, and No.38 on the UK Singles Chart in 1963.[1] The song appeared on their 1963 album, Foolish Little Girl[2] and was ranked No.57 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1963.[3]
"Foolish Little Girl" | ||||
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Single by The Shirelles | ||||
from the album Foolish Little Girl | ||||
B-side | "Not For All the Money in the World" | |||
Released | March 1963 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 2:19 | |||
Label | Scepter 1248 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Helen Miller, Howard Greenfield | |||
Producer(s) | Luther Dixon, Stan Greenberg | |||
The Shirelles singles chronology | ||||
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Rival or cover versions of the original song were released by several groups that same year including Clara Wilson (aka Alpha Zoe Hall)[4] and The Cleftones (April 1963), Don Mercedes (July 15, 1963), The Chiffons (September 1963), the father and four son Filipino group The Rocky Fellers (1963), and The Cookies (1963). Two additional covers were recorded decades later by Shirley "Lady Rose" Alston (1977) and Dionne Bromfield (October 12, 2009).[5]
Cash Box described it as "a most attractive, easy beat cha cha romancer."[6] The song released as a single was a demo recorded at Associated Studios in NYC on 7th Avenue. The plan was to re-record it at the studios Scepter Records had access to at the time, but when their attempts at re-recording proved to be unsatisfactory, Luther Dixon sent out The Shirelles to lay down their vocals on the demo version at Associated, and that was the version that was released as a single and became a hit.
Chart (1963) | Peak position |
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Canada (CHUM Chart)[7] | 8 |
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 38 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
US Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 9 |
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