Let the Little Girl Dance
| "Let the Little Girl Dance" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Billy Bland | ||||
| B-side | "Sweet Thing" | |||
| Released | January 1960 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 2:21 | |||
| Label | Old Town | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carl Spencer, Henry Glover | |||
| Billy Bland singles chronology | ||||
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"Let the Little Girl Dance" is a song written by Carl Spencer and Henry Glover and performed by Billy Bland. It reached #7 on the U.S. pop chart, #11 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #15 on the UK Singles Chart in 1960.[1]
The song ranked #51 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.[2]
Other versions
[edit]- Ernest Tubb, as the B-side to his 1960 single "Everybody's Somebody's Fool".[3]
- Toni Williams, featuring The Tremellos, as a single in 1960 in New Zealand. It did not chart.[4]
- Grantley Dee, as a single in 1966 in Australia; it charted #2 Melbourne #3 Brisbane and #1 Perth.[5]
- Hopeton Lewis, as a single in 1967 in the UK, but it did not chart.[6]
- A rendering by Jackie Robinson was released on the 1998 compilation album Get on Up!: Joe Gibbs Rocksteady.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Billy Bland, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Chart Positions". Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1960". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Ernest Tubb, "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" Single Release". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Toni Williams, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Single Release". Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Grantley Dee, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Single Release". Retrieved April 4, 2021.
- ^ "Hopeton Lewis, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Single Release". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Get on Up!: Joe Gibbs Rocksteady". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
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