"A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl" is a song written by

Bob Merrill Henry Robert Merrill Levan (May 17, 1921 – February 17, 1998) was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter. He was one of the most successful songwriters of the 1950s on the US and UK single charts. He wrote ...

. The song was produced by

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, and performed by

Teresa Brewer Teresa Brewer (born Theresa Veronica Breuer; May 7, 1931 – October 17, 2007) was an American singer whose style incorporated pop, country, jazz, R&B, musicals, and novelty songs. She was one of the most prolific and popular female singers of th ...

. It reached #3 in the UK and #7 in the

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in 1956. The song was ranked #46 on ''

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'' magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956.

Other versions

* Billie Anthony and Eric Jupp and His Orchestra released a version of the song as a single in 1956, but it did not chart. * Terry-Thomas with His Rock 'N' Roll Rotters released a version of the song entitled "A Sweet Old-Fashioned Boy" as a single in 1956, but it did not chart.

References

1956 songs 1956 singles Songs written by Bob Merrill Teresa Brewer songs Coral Records singles Columbia Records singles Decca Records singles {{1950s-single-stub