A Boy Without a Girl

"A Boy Without a Girl" is a song written by Sid Jacobson and Ruth Sexton and performed by Frankie Avalon. The song reached #10 on the Billboard Top 100 in 1959.[1]  It wad performed by Avalon in the 1964 film Muscle Beach Party.[2]

"A Boy Without a Girl"
Single by Frankie Avalon
A-side	"Bobby Sox to Stockings"
Released	May 18, 1959
Genre	Pop
Length	1:58
Label	Chancellor Records 1036
Songwriter(s)	Sid Jacobson, Ruth Sexton
Frankie Avalon singles chronology
"Venus" (1959) "A Boy Without a Girl" (1959) "Just Ask Your Heart" / "Two Fools" (1959)

The song was arranged by Peter De Angelis.[3]

The song was ranked #82 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1959.[4])

Other versions

• Terry Dene released a version as a single in the United Kingdom in August 1959.[5]
• Jimmy Crawford released a version as a single in the United Kingdom in May 1962.[6]
• Ronnie Hilton released a version as the B-side to his single "Rocky Old Boat" in the United Kingdom in December 1965.[7]

References

1. "A Boy without a Girl (song by Frankie Avalon) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1959-05-25. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
2. Lisanti, Thomas (7 May 2015). Hollywood Surf and Beach Movies: The First Wave, 1959-1969. ISBN 9781476601427.
3. "Frankie Avalon - Bobby Sox To Stockings / A Boy Without A Girl - Chancellor - USA - C 1036". 45cat. 1959-05-18. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
4. "Billboard Top 100 - 1959". Longboredsurfer.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-02. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
5. "Terry Dene - A Boy Without A Girl / Thank You Pretty Baby - Decca - UK - F 11154". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
6. "Jimmy Crawford - A Boy Without A Girl / I Shoulda Listened To Mama - Columbia - UK - DB 4841". 45cat. 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
7. "Ronnie Hilton - Rocky Old Boat / A Boy Without A Girl - His Master's Voice - UK - POP 1497". 45cat. Retrieved 2014-06-28.