Foolish Little Girl (song)

"Foolish Little Girl" is a song written by Helen Miller and Howard Greenfield and performed by The Shirelles. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, #9 on the R&B chart, and #38 on the UK Singles Chart in 1963.[1] The song appeared on their 1963 album, Foolish Little Girl.[2]

"Foolish Little Girl"
Single by The Shirelles
from the album Foolish Little Girl
B-side	"Not For All the Money in the World"
Released	March 1963
Genre	R&B
Length	2:19
Label	Scepter 1248
Songwriter(s)	Helen Miller, Howard Greenfield
Producer(s)	Luther Dixon, Stan Greenberg
The Shirelles singles chronology
"Everybody Loves a Lover" (1962) "Foolish Little Girl" (1963) "Don't Say Goodnight and Mean Goodbye" (1963)

This song is a mini_opera, with Shirley Allston, acting like a mother, to Beverly Lee, acting like a daughter. It begins with Alston's spoken recitation, and then declares her daughter a fool, for refusing a suitor, who is planning to get married to another girl, while the daughter hopelessly declared her love for him.

The song was ranked #57 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1963.[3]

Other versions

• Jin sampled the song on his song "Foolish Little Girls" from his 2005 album, The Emcee's Properganda.
• Dionne Bromfield released a version on her 2009 album, Introducing Dionne Bromfield.

In media

• The song was used in Act II in the 2009 jukebox musical, Baby It's You!.

Personnel

The Shirelles' version

• Lead vocals by Shirley Owens and Beverly Lee
• Spoken intro by Doris Coley
• Backing vocals by Addie "Micki" Harris, Doris Coley, and Beverly Lee

References

1. The Shirelles, "Foolish Little Girl" Chart Positions Retrieved March 1, 2014
2. The Shirelles, Foolish Little Girl Retrieved March 1, 2014
3. "Billboard Top 100 - 1963". Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2014.