Not Too Young to Get Married

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"Not Too Young to Get Married"
Single by Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans
from the album Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
B-side "Annette"
Released1963 (1963)
Studio Gold Star Studios, Los Angeles
Genre Pop
Length2:20
Label Philles
Songwriter(s) Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry
Producer(s) Phil Spector
Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans singles chronology
"Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart"
(1962)
"Not Too Young to Get Married"
(1963)

"Not Too Young to Get Married" is a song written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry. It was recorded at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles in April 1963 by Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans with the lead vocals by Bobby Sheen and Darlene Love. The song was arranged by Jack Nitzsche, Larry Levine was the engineer and Spector's Wall of Sound was played by The Wrecking Crew. [1]

Contents

The record was released later in 1963 as Philles Records 113 and peaked at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart performance

Chart (1963)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 63

Cover versions

The song's writers Greenwich and Barry released a version of the song by their group, The Raindrops, also in 1963, while Darlene Love released a 1985 version by 'Darlene Love and Girls." The British pop group Racey included the song in their 1996 album "Lay Your Love On Me" after issuing it as a single in 1982. [3]

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References

  1. Phil Spector: Back To Mono 1958 - 1969, 4 CD box set, All Mother Bertha Music, 1991, liner notes
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 94.
  3. "Cover versions of Not Too Young to Get Married by Bob B. Soxx and The Blue Jeans - SecondHandSongs". secondhandsongs.com.