Let the Little Girl Dance

1960 single by Billy Bland
"Let the Little Girl Dance"
Single by Billy Bland
B-side"Sweet Thing"
ReleasedJanuary 1960 (1960-01)
GenreR&B
Length2:21
LabelOld Town
Songwriter(s)Carl Spencer, Henry Glover
Billy Bland singles chronology
"Grandmaw Gave a Party"
(1959)
"Let the Little Girl Dance"
(1960)
"Pardon Me"
(1960)

"Let the Little Girl Dance" is a song written by Carl Spencer and Henry Glover and performed by Billy Bland. It reached #7 on the U.S. pop chart, #11 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #15 on the UK Singles Chart in 1960.[1]

The song ranked #51 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.[2]

Other versions

  • Ernest Tubb, as the B-side to his 1960 single "Everybody's Somebody's Fool".[3]
  • Toni Williams, featuring The Tremellos, as a single in 1960 in New Zealand. It did not chart.[4]
  • Grantley Dee, as a single in 1966 in Australia; it charted #2 Melbourne #3 Brisbane and #1 Perth.[5]
  • Hopeton Lewis, as a single in 1967 in the UK, but it did not chart.[6]
  • A rendering by Jackie Robinson was released on the 1998 compilation album Get on Up!: Joe Gibbs Rocksteady.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Billy Bland, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Chart Positions". Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  2. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1960". Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ernest Tubb, "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" Single Release". Discogs. 1960. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  4. ^ "Toni Williams, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Single Release". Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  5. ^ "Grantley Dee, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Single Release". Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Hopeton Lewis, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Single Release". Discogs. 1967. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Get on Up!: Joe Gibbs Rocksteady". AllMusic. Retrieved February 21, 2019.


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