Little Town Flirt
"Little Town Flirt" | ||||
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Single by Del Shannon | ||||
from the album Little Town Flirt | ||||
B-side | "The Wamboo" | |||
Released | December 1962 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 2:40 | |||
Label | Bigtop | |||
Songwriter(s) | Del Shannon, Maron McKenzie | |||
Del Shannon singles chronology | ||||
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"Little Town Flirt" is a song by Del Shannon, which was released as a single in 1962 from the album Little Town Flirt in 1963.[1]
It spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 12,[2] while reaching No. 1 on the Irish Singles Chart,[3] No. 1 in Australia,[4] No. 4 on the UK's Record Retailer chart,[5] No. 7 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade",[6] and No. 9 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[7]
The song was ranked No. 88 on Billboard's end of year ranking "Top Records of 1963".[8]
Cover versions
"Little Town Flirt" | ||||
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Single by Smokie | ||||
B-side | "I'm In Love With You" | |||
Released | 1981 (1981) | |||
Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | RAK | |||
Songwriter(s) | Del Shannon, Maron McKenzie | |||
Producer(s) | Smokie | |||
Smokie singles chronology | ||||
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The British band Smokie released their version as a single in 1981. The cover spent a total of 17 weeks in the German chart, peaking at No. 30.[9]
Altered Images produced a version, first released as a promo single and as a music video in 1982, for the soundtrack album of the 1983 film Party Party. The A&M Records single was backed with "Yakety Yak" by Bad Manners, also from the soundtrack. The Altered Images cover has not re-appeared on any of the band's anthologies.
Electric Light Orchestra included their take on "Little Town Flirt" as a bonus track on their 2001 remastered release of their 1979 album Discovery.
Charts
Del Shannon version
Chart (1962–63) | Peak position |
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Australia – David Kent | 1 |
Canada – CHUM Hit Parade | 9 |
Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade | 7 |
UK – Record Retailer | 4 |
UK – New Musical Express[10] | 4 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
US Cash Box Top 100 [11] | 11 |
Smokie version
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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Germany[9] | 30 |
References
- ^ Del Shannon - Little Town Flirt, norwegiancharts.com. Accessed July 31, 2016.
- ^ "Del Shannon - Chart History - The Hot 100", Billboard.com. Accessed July 30, 2016.
- ^ Song Title Search Results for "Little Town Flirt", The Irish Charts. Accessed July 30, 2016.
- ^ David Kent, Australian Top 20 Singles - Week Ending February 16, 1963.
- ^ Del Shannon - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed July 30, 2016.
- ^ "Lever Hit Parade" 28-Feb-1963, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed July 30, 2016.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - Week of February 4, 1963". CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Chart Number 308. - ^ "Top Records of 1963", Billboard, Section II, December 28, 1963. p. 31. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "spanishcharts.com - Smokie - Little Town Flirt". Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "Billboard Hits of the World", Billboard, March 3, 1963. p. 20. Accessed July 30, 2016.
- ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, March 2, 1963
External links
- Smokie – "Little Town Flirt" (1981) at Discogs
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