Hooray for Hazel

"Hooray for Hazel" is a song written and performed by Tommy Roe with backing vocals by Lee Mallory.[1] It reached number 1 in New Zealand,[2] number 2 in Canada,[3] number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100,[4] and number 28 in Australia,[5] in 1966. It was featured on his 1966 album Sweet Pea.[6]

"Hooray for Hazel"
Single by Tommy Roe
from the album Sweet Pea
B-side	"Need Your Love"
Released	September 1966
Genre	Pop rock
Length	2:28
Label	ABC Records 10852
Songwriter(s)	Tommy Roe
Tommy Roe singles chronology
"Sweet Pea" (1966) "Hooray for Hazel" (1966) "It's Now Winters Day" (1966)

The song was ranked number 43 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1966.[7]

Other versions

• Teddy Robin and the Playboys released a version in 1967.[8]

References

1. Tommy Roe, "Hooray for Hazel" single release Retrieved July 17, 2014
2. New Zealand Chart Position Retrieved July 17, 2014
3. Tommy Roe, "Hooray for Hazel" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved July 17, 2014
4. Tommy Roe, "Hooray for Hazel" Billboard Chart Position Retrieved July 17, 2014
5. Steffen Hung. "Forum - Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 4 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
6. Tommy Roe, Sweet Pea Retrieved July 17, 2014
7. "Billboard Top 100 - 1966". Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
8. Teddy Robin and the Playboys, "Hooray for Hazel" video Retrieved July 17, 2014