Marcia Blank (born May 21, 1944), [1] , known as Marcie Blane, is a former American pop singer from 1962 to 1965.
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]
Year | Title | Label and catalogue number | Peak chart positions | |||||
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US | US | US R&B | CAN | NZ [5] | SWE [6] | |||
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 120 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
1963 | "What Does a Girl Do?" b/w "How Can I Tell Him?" | Seville 123 | 82 | 62 | — | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bobby's Girl: The Complete Seville Recordings (2004, President Records)
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