Bobby's Girl (song)

Blane's version of the song was released in the United States in August 1962. It has a spoken introduction and a backing refrain of "You're not a kid anymore" and was popular with the American teenage audience. It entered the charts in October and made the Top 10 within a month, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 by December, where it stayed for four weeks. It reached No. 2 on the Cash Box chart, staying on the charts for nineteen weeks, and made Blane (very briefly) the top-selling female singer in the US. Chart history Weekly charts Year-end charts == Susan Maughan version ==

Susan Maughan's cover version was released in the UK, also in 1962. It featured Wally Stott and his orchestra and chorus. Substantially re-arranged from Blane's original, Maughan's version dropped the spoken word intro, and had a more sophisticated, less 'teen-age' sound. It spent nineteen weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 3. Chart history ==Other versions==

Tracey Ullman version In 1983 Tracey Ullman released a version of "Bobby's Girl" on the album You Broke My Heart in 17 Places and as a single. Ullman's version reached No. 45 in West Germany. The Copstars version In 2001, members of the West Midlands Police force released a version in aid of the John Taylor Hospice in Birmingham. Lead vocals on the song was by Hayley Evetts and comedian Joe Pasquale. Foreign-language versions • 1963 : Swedish artist Lil Malmkvist did a version in German (Ariola AT 10 106). It reached No. 16 at the Musikmarkt Top 50-list. • 1963 : French singer Arielle performed the French-language version ''Je n'aime que Bobby'' (I only love Bobby). • 1972 : Canadian singer Mimi Hétu performed the French-language version Pardonne-moi (Forgive me). • 1984 : French singer Douchka performed the French-language version ''Mon p'tit cœur'' (My little heart). ==References==