Shirl Girl

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"Shirl Girl"
Single by Wayne Newton
B-side "Someone's Ahead of You"
Released October 14, 1963
Genre Pop
Length2:30
Label Capitol Records 5058
Songwriter(s) Rudy Clark, Bobby Darin
Wayne Newton singles chronology
"Danke Schoen"
(1963)
"Shirl Girl"
(1963)
"I Still Love You"
(1964)

"Shirl Girl" is a song written by Rudy Clark and Bobby Darin and performed by Wayne Newton. [1] It reached #18 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #58 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963. [2]

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Wayne Newton American singer and entertainer

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The song was arranged by Bert Keyes. [3]

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