Little Town Flirt (album)

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Little Town Flirt
Little Town Flirt (Del Shannon USA album).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1963
Genre Rock and roll
Length29:28
Label Bigtop Records
Producer Embee Productions
Del Shannon chronology
Hats Off to Del Shannon
(1963)
Little Town Flirt
(1963)
Handy Man
(1964)
Alternate cover
Little Town Flirt UK.jpg
Little Town Flirt (UK)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two Kinds of Teardrops" Del Shannon, Maron McKenzie2:29
2."Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" Cindy Walker 2:35
3."Happiness"Del Shannon, Jim Ellis2:20
4."Hey! Little Girl"Del Shannon2:28
5."She Thinks I Still Care" Dickey Lee, Steve Duffy2:40
6."Runaway" Max Crook, Shannon2:19

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Runaround Sue" Dion DiMucci, Ernie Maresca 2:36
2."Hats Off to Larry"Del Shannon2:00
3."Kelly"Del Shannon, Marron McKenzie2:39
4."Hey! Baby"Margaret Cobb, Bruce Channel 2:25
5."Go Away Little Girl" Carole King, Gerry Goffin 2:17
6."Little Town Flirt"Del Shannon, Maron McKenzie2:40

UK release

Side one

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Two Kinds of Teardrops"Maron McKenzie2:29
2."Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)" Cindy Walker 2:35
3."Happiness"Del Shannon, Jim Ellis2:20
4."Two Silhouettes"Maron McKenzie2:20
5."She Thinks I Still Care" Dickey Lee, Steve Duffy2:40
6."My Wild One"Maron McKenzie2:02

Side two

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Runaround Sue" Dion DiMucci, Ernie Maresca 2:36
2."From Me to You" Lennon–McCartney 1:57
3."Kelly"Marron McKenzie2:39
4."Hey! Baby"Margaret Cobb, Bruce Channel 2:25
5."Go Away Little Girl" Carole King, Gerry Goffin 2:17
6."Little Town Flirt"Maron McKenzie2:40

Charts

Album

Chart (1963)Peak
position
US Top LPs (Billboard) [4] 12
UK Albums Chart [6] 15
US Cashbox [5] 19

Singles

YearTitleUS Hot 100 [1] UK Singles [3] US Cashbox [2]
1963"Two Kinds of Teardrops"50555
"Little Town Flirt"12411

References

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