I Want You to Be My Girl

"I Want You to Be My Girl" is a song written by George Goldner and Richard Barrett and performed by The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon. It reached #3 on the U.S. R&B chart and #13 on the Billboard pop chart in 1956.[1] The song was featured on their 1956 album, The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon.[2]

"I Want You to Be My Girl"
Single by The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon
from the album The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon
B-side	"I'm Not a Know It All"
Released	April 1956
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	2:50
Label	Gee
Songwriter(s)	George Goldner, Richard Barrett
The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon singles chronology
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (1956) "I Want You to Be My Girl" (1956) "I Promise to Remember" / "Who Can Explain?" (1956)

Other versions

• The Exciters released a version of the song as a single in 1965 entitled "I Want You to Be My Boy" that reached #98 on the Billboard pop chart.[3]

References

1. "The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon, "I Want You to Be My Girl" Chart Positions". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
2. "The Teenagers featuring Frankie Lymon, The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon". Retrieved December 8, 2016.
3. "The Exciters, "I Want You to Be My Boy" Chart Positions". Retrieved December 8, 2016.