How Is Julie?

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"How Is Julie?"
Single by The Lettermen
from the album Once Upon a Time
B-side "Turn Around, Look at Me"
Released 1962
Length1:56
Label Capitol
Songwriter(s) Eddy Carroll, Barry DeVorzon
The Lettermen singles chronology
"Come Back Silly Girl"
(1962)
"How Is Julie?" / "Turn Around, Look at Me"
(1962)
"Silly Boy (She Doesn't Love You)"
(1962)

"How Is Julie?" is a song written by Eddy Carroll (Eddie Carroll) and Barry DeVorzon. [1]

Contents

Background

The song's lyrics describe the singer's anguish as Julie, whom he loved, has left him.

Chart performance

In 1962, The Lettermen released it as a single from their album Once Upon a Time . The song continued their streak of top forty hits on Billboard's easy listening chart and just missed the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart (1962)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening [2] 16
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 42

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References

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/release/153990
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 144.