Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard
| "Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Diane Ray | ||||
| from the album The Exciting Years | ||||
| B-side | "That's All I Want From You" | |||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 1:42 | |||
| Label | Mercury – R 72117 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sylvia Dee, George Goehring | |||
| Diane Ray singles chronology | ||||
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"Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard" is a song by American pop singer Diane Ray.[1] It was featured on her 1964 album The Exciting Years,[2] and reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
Original version
[edit]Originally released as a single by Andrea Carroll on Epic Records in 1961, Andrea's version lacked the success that Diane's rendition eventually would.
Chart performance
[edit]The song debuted on the Hot 100 chart dated August 3, 1963.[4] It peaked seven weeks later at number 31.[3] "Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard" spent a total of 9 weeks on the chart.[3] Ray's next single, "My Summer Love",[5] failed to impact any chart, as did her subsequent singles, making her a one-hit wonder.[3]
Inclusion on compilations
[edit]The song has been included on numerous girl-pop compilations, including Growin' Up Too Fast: The Girl Group Anthology (1996), I Wish I Were a Princess: The Great Lost Female Teen Idols (1997), and Early Girls, Vol. 3 (2000).[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Song overview". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Diane Ray – The Exciting Years". Discogs. 1964. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Diane Renay US chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Hot 100 from August 3, 1963". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Diane Ray Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 24 December 2016.