Marcie Blane

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Marcie Blane
Birth nameMarcia Blank
Also known asMarcie Blane, Marcie Blaine, Marcy Blaine, Marsei Frean, Marcia Blaine
Born (1944-05-21) May 21, 1944 (age 81)
OriginBrooklyn, New York
OccupationSinger
InstrumentVoice
Labels Seville Records, London Records

Marcia Blank (born May 21, 1944) [1] known as Marcie Blane, is a former American pop singer from 1962 to 1965.

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Life and career

Blane was born in Brooklyn, New York. [2]

As a favor to a friend, Blane recorded a demo for Seville Records. The song was "Bobby's Girl". Released in the fall of 1962, "Bobby's Girl" made No. 2 on the Cash Box chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, [2] and was later recorded for the German market in their language. It sold over one million copies by 1963, and was awarded a gold disc. [3] In the United Kingdom the song was covered by Susan Maughan who had the hit. [3] "What Does A Girl Do?", the follow-up single, [2] rose to No. 82 on the Hot 100 list in early 1963, and was Blane's only other appearance on any Billboard chart. [4]

After her music career, Blane graduated from Queens College. She started a family and began a career in education. In a rare 1988 interview, Blane remarked, "The music business was impossible for me to deal with. Everything changed. I felt very isolated and very lonely. I decided not to continue. I couldn't. It was too difficult. I didn't feel comfortable in front of a lot of people, with everyone making a fuss. I didn't have the sense of myself that I needed. It's taken all these years to be able to enjoy what there was." [5]

Discography

Singles

YearTitleLabel and

catalogue number

Peak chart positions
US

Billboard

US

Cashbox

US R&B CAN
[6] [7] 		NZ [8] SWE [9]
1962"Guessin' Games"

b/w "Thank You"

Broadway Recording Studios

(unreleased acetates)

(Shown as "Marcia Blank" and "Marsha Blank")

——————
"Suddenly It's Over"

b/w "A Time to Dream" (Demo)

——————
"I'm Just a Cute Little Girl"——————
"Bobby's Girl"

b/w "A Time to Dream"

 Seville 1203214251
1963"What Does a Girl Do?"

b/w "How Can I Tell Him?"

Seville 1238262—42——
"Little Miss Fool"

b/w "Ragtime Sound"

Seville126——————
"You Gave My Number to Billy"

b/w "Told You So"

Seville 128—143————
"Why Can't I Get a Guy"

b/w "Who's Going to Take My Daddy's Place"

Seville 130——————
1964"Bobby Did"

b/w "After the Laughter"

Seville 133——————
1965"The Hurtin' Kind"

b/w "She'll Break the String"

Seville 137——————

Compilation album

Bobby's Girl: The Complete Seville Recordings (2004, President Records)

  1. "Bobby's Girl" (Mono) 2:18
  2. "A Time to Dream" 2:03
  3. "What Does a Girl Do?" 2:18
  4. "How Can I Tell Him?" 2:59
  5. "Little Miss Fool" 2:23
  6. "Ragtime Sound" 2:18
  7. "You Gave My Number to Billy" 2:08
  8. "Told You So" 2:00
  9. "Why Can't I Get a Guy" 2:08
  10. "Who's Going to Take My Daddy's Place?" 2:26
  11. "Bobby Did" 2:17
  12. "After the Laughter" 2:19
  13. "The Hurtin' Kind" 2:42
  14. "She'll Break the String" 2:22
  15. "Wer Einmal 'A' Gesagt (What Does a Girl Do?)" 2:16
  16. "So Ist Das Leben (How Can I Tell Him?)" 3:01
  17. "Guessin' Games" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:00
  18. "Thank You" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:14
  19. "Suddenly It's Over" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:08
  20. "I'm Just a Cute Little Girl" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 1:51
  21. "A Time to Dream" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:08
  22. "Bobby's Girl" (Previously Unreleased Demo – Stereo) 2:23

References

  1. ↑ "Marcie Blane". Musicbrainz.org. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 265. ISBN   0-85112-939-0.
  3. 1 2 Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). London: Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. p.  142. ISBN   0-214-20512-6.
  4. ↑ "Marcie Blane What Does A Girl Do? Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Marcie Blane".
  6. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - December 24, 1962".
  7. ↑ "CHUM Hit Parade - February 4, 1963".
  8. ↑ "flavour of new zealand – Lever hit parades". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Marcie Blane – Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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