Younger Girl

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"Younger Girl"
Younger Girl by the Critters.jpg
Danish picture sleeve
Single by the Critters
from the album Younger Girl
B-side "Gone for Awhile"
ReleasedApril 1966 (1966-04) [1]
Genre Sunshine pop [2]
Length2:27
Label Kapp
Songwriter(s) John Sebastian
Producer(s) Artie Ripp
The Critters singles chronology
"Younger Girl"
(1966)		"Mr. Dieingly Sad"
(1966)
Alternative release
Younger girl by the critters US single side-A.png
Side A of the US single

"Younger Girl" is a song written by John Sebastian and originally recorded by his band, the Lovin' Spoonful, for their 1965 debut album Do You Believe in Magic . [3] The tune and lyric are based upon "Prison Wall Blues" (1930) by Cannon's Jug Stompers. [4]

Contents

Two versions charted in the U.S., both released in 1966. The American pop group the Critters' version (Kapp 752), the title track from their debut LP, reached number 42 on Billboard's Hot 100 and number 21 on the Cash Box Top 100, [5] peaking on both charts on July 9. On the UK Singles Chart, it reached number 38. [6] The song was also covered by the West Coast studio group and surf act The Hondells (Mercury 72563), peaking July 2, at number 52 Billboard and number 38 Cash Box. [7]

Swedish pop group the Jackpots released "Younger Girl" as their debut single in 1966. [8] Backed by "Dancing In the Street", this version competed with the Critters rendition on the Swedish record charts in December 1966. [8] The Jackpots version was outperformed, and peaked at number 13 on Tio i Topp. [9]

Chart performance

The Critters version
Chart (1966)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)18
Sweden ( Tio i Topp ) [10] 10
UK [6] 38
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 42
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [5] 21
The Hondells version
Chart (1966)Peak
position
Canada RPM 100 [12] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [11] 52
U.S. Cash Box Top 10038

The Jackpots version

Chart (1966)Peak
position
Sweden ( Tio i Topp ) [9] 13

References

  1. ↑ Harada, Wayne (April 19, 1966). "On the Record". Honolulu Star-Advertiser . p. C-7 – via Newspapers.com. Singles check-list of what's hot: The Critters' 'Younger Girl' (Knapp) ...
  2. ↑ Deming, Mark. Various Artists - Chartbusters USA: Sunshine Pop (2009) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  3. ↑ Allmusic album info
  4. ↑ "Younger Girl by The Lovin' Spoonful". Songfacts . Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  5. 1 2 Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 9, 1966
  6. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 127. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  7. ↑ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 9, 1966 [ permanent dead link ]
  8. 1 2 Olofsson 1995, p. 86.
  9. 1 2 Hallberg & Henningsson 2012, p. 188.
  10. ↑ Hallberg & Henningsson 2012, p. 100.
  11. 1 2 Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2002
  12. ↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 11, 1966" (PDF).

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