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Foolish Little Girl (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'Foolish Little Girl'" is a song written by Helen Miller and Howard Greenfield and performed by The Shirelles. The song reached #4 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100, #9 on the R&B chart, and #38 on the UK Singles Chart in 1963.[http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Foolish+Little+Girl+by+The+Shirelles&id=44806 The Shirelles, "Foolish Little Girl" Chart Positions] Retrieved March 1, 2014 The song appeared on their 1963 album, 'Foolish Little Girl'.[http://www.discogs.com/Shirelles-Foolish-Little-Girl/release/2806440 The Shirelles, 'Foolish Little Girl'] Retrieved March 1, 2014
The song was ranked #57 on 'Billboard' magazine's Top 'Hot 100' songs of 1963.
Background
'Cash Box' described it as "a most attractive, easy beat cha cha romancer."
Personnel
The Shirelles' version
*Lead vocals by Shirley Owens and Beverly Lee*Spoken intro by Doris Coley
*Backing vocals by Addie "Micki" Harris, Doris Coley, and Beverly Lee
Chart performance
Other versions
*Jin sampled the song on his song "Foolish Little Girls" from his 2005 album, 'The Emcee's Properganda'.
*Dionne Bromfield released a version on her 2009 album, 'Introducing Dionne Bromfield'.
In media
*The song was used in Act II in the 2009 jukebox musical, 'Baby It's You!'.
References
Category:1963 songs
Category:1963 singles
Category:Songs written by Helen Miller (songwriter)
Category:Songs with lyrics by Howard Greenfield
Category:The Shirelles songs
Category:Dionne Bromfield songs
Category:Scepter Records singles
Category:Songs from musicals
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