The Men in My Little Girl's Life

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"The Men in My Little Girl's Life"
Single by Mike Douglas
from the album The Men in My Little Girl's Life
B-side "Stranger on the Shore"
ReleasedNovember 24, 1965 (1965-11-24)
Genre Easy listening
Length3:44
Label Epic
Songwriter(s) Mary Candy, Eddie Dean, Gloria Shayne
Producer(s) Manny Kellem
Mike Douglas singles chronology
"Pass Me By"
(1965)
"The Men in My Little Girl's Life"
(1965)
"Here's to My Jenny"
(1966)

"The Men in My Little Girl's Life" is a song written by Mary Candy, Eddie Dean, and Gloria Shayne, which was performed by Mike Douglas. His recording was arranged by Jerry Fielding and produced by Manny Kellem, [1] and was featured on Douglas' 1966 album The Men in My Little Girl's Life. [2]

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Chart performance

It reached #3 on the adult contemporary chart and #6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1966. [3] In Canada the song reached #14 on the AC charts and #37 on the Pop chart. [4] [5]

Other charting versions

Other versions

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