Foolish Little Girl (song)

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Released March 1963 Length 2:19		Genre R&B Label Scepter Records 1248
B-side "Not For All the Money in the World" Writer(s) Helen Miller, Howard Greenfield

"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. The song appeared on their 1963 album, Foolish Little Girl.

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

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.

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

Lead vocals by Shirley Owens and Beverly Lee

Spoken intro by Doris Coley

Backing vocals by Addie "Micki" Harris, Doris Coley, and Beverly Lee

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