Foolish Little Girl (song)
| "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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"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]
Background
[edit]Cash Box described it as "a most attractive, easy beat cha cha romancer."[4] The song released as a single was a demo recorded at Associated Studios in NYC on 7th Avenue.
Personnel
[edit]The Shirelles' version
[edit]- Lead vocals by Shirley Owens and Beverly Lee
- Spoken intro by Doris Coley
- Backing vocals by Addie "Micki" Harris, Doris Coley, and Beverly Lee
- Charles Macey: Guitar, upright bass
- Buddy Saltzman: Drums
- Leroy Glover: Organ
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1963) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (CHUM Chart)[5] | 8 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company) | 38 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 9 |
Other versions
[edit]- French-Vietnamese singer Tiny Yong released a French language cover of the song, Tais-toi petite folle, in 1963.[6]
- Jin sampled the song on his song "Foolish Little Girls" from his 2005 album, The Emcee's Properganda.
- Dionne Bromfield included it on her 2009 album, Introducing Dionne Bromfield.
In media
[edit]- The song was used in Act II in the 2009 jukebox musical, Baby It's You!.
References
[edit]- ^ The Shirelles, "Foolish Little Girl" Chart Positions Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ^ The Shirelles, Foolish Little Girl Retrieved March 1, 2014
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1963". Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
- ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 23, 1963. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - May 6, 1963".
- ^ Eric Brightwell, "Thiên Hương (aka “Tiny Yong”)", EricBrightwell.com. Retrieved 19 August 2020
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