| "A Boy Without a Girl" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Frankie Avalon | ||||
| A-side | "Bobby Sox to Stockings" | |||
| Released | May 18, 1959 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 1:58 | |||
| Label | Chancellor Records 1036 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sid Jacobson, Ruth Sexton | |||
| Frankie Avalon singles chronology | ||||
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"A Boy Without a Girl" is a song written by Sid Jacobson and Ruth Sexton and performed by Frankie Avalon. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1959.[1] It was performed by Avalon in the 1964 film, Muscle Beach Party.[2]
The song was arranged by Peter De Angelis.[3]
The song was ranked No. 82 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1959.[4]
Other versions[edit]
- Terry Dene released a version in August 1959, on a single with ' Thank you Pretty Baby ' [5]
- Jimmy Crawford released a version as a single in the United Kingdom in May 1962.[6]
- Ronnie Hilton released a version as the B-side to his single "Rocky Old Boat" in the United Kingdom in December 1965.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "A Boy without a Girl (song by Frankie Avalon) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1959-05-25. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ Lisanti, Thomas (7 May 2015). Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969. ISBN 9781476601427.
- ^ "Frankie Avalon - Bobby Sox To Stockings / A Boy Without A Girl - Chancellor - USA - C 1036". 45cat. 1959-05-18. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Longboredsurfer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Terry Dene - A Boy Without A Girl / Thank You Pretty Baby - Decca - UK - F 11154". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Jimmy Crawford - A Boy Without A Girl / I Shoulda Listened To Mama - Columbia - UK - DB 4841". 45cat. 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
- ^ "Ronnie Hilton - Rocky Old Boat / A Boy Without A Girl - His Master's Voice - UK - POP 1497". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-06-28.