Let's Call It a Day Girl

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"Let's Call It a Day Girl"
Let's Call It a Day Girl - The Razor's Edge.jpg
Single by The Razor's Edge
B-side "Avril (April)"
ReleasedJuly 1966
Genre Pop
Label Pow! Records
Songwriter(s) Irwin Levine, Neil Sheppard
Producer(s) Bob Yorey Ent. Inc.
"Let's Call It a Day Girl"
Let's Call It a Day Girl - Bobby Vee.jpg
Single by Bobby Vee
B-side "I'm Gonna Make It Up to You"
ReleasedJuly 1969
Genre Pop
Label Liberty
Songwriter(s) Irwin Levine, Neil Sheppard
Producer(s) Snuff Garrett
Bobby Vee singles chronology
"(I'm Into Lookin' For) Someone to Love Me"
(1968)
"Let's Call It a Day Girl"
(1969)
"I'm Gonna Make It Up to You"
(1969)

"Let's Call It a Day Girl" is a 1966 song which became a hit for Florida-based pop rock group The Razor's Edge. The song was written by Irwin Levine and Neil Sheppard. Bobby Vee also recorded the song, with his rendition becoming a hit three years later.

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Both Vee's version and The Razor's Edge's version charted in the United States and Canada, with The Razor's Edge having the larger hit in both nations (U.S. #77, Canada #57). The B-side of Vee's record, "I'm Gonna Make It Up to You," also reached the charts (U.S. #132), however, both songs were non-album tracks and neither rendition appeared on an LP.

Other versions

"Let's Call It a Day Girl" was also recorded by The Four Preps in 1966, also a non-album track.

Chart history

The Razor's Edge
Chart (1966)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [1] 57
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 77
US Cash Box Top 10072
Bobby Vee
Chart (1969)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles [3] 79
US Billboard Hot 100 [4] 92
US Cash Box Top 10097

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References

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  2. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 ISBN   0-89820-089-X
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