Bobby's Girl (song)



"Bobby's Girl" is a song and single written by Gary Klein and Henry Hoffman and performed by American teenage singer, Marcie Blane. It was first released in 1962 in America. 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 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 by December, where it stayed for four weeks only to be kept from the top of the charts by The Four Seasons' "Big Girls Don't Cry" and Elvis Presley's "Return to Sender". It reached 2 on the Cash Box chart staying on the charts for nineteen weeks and made Blane the top selling female singer in the US.

Susan Maughan version
The Susan Maughan cover version was also released in 1962, in the UK. It featured Wally Stott and his orchestra and chorus. Maughan's version spent nineteen weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 3.

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.

Foreign language versions

 * 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).