"The Men in My Little Girl's Life" is a song written by Mary Candy,
Eddie Dean, and
Gloria Shayne and performed by
Mike Douglas. The song was arranged by
Jerry Fielding
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and produced by Manny Kellem. It was featured on Douglas' 1966 album ''The Men in My Little Girl's Life''.
Chart performance
It reached #3 on the
adult contemporary chart
The Adult Contemporary chart is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine and lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary radio stations in the United States. The chart is compiled based on airplay data submitted to ''Billboard'' by sta ...
and #6 on the
U.S. pop chart in 1966.
Other charting versions
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Archie Campbell released a version of the song as a single in 1966 which reached #16 on the
U.S. country chart.
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Tex Ritter
Woodward Maurice Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was a pioneer of American country music, a popular singer and actor from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter acting family (son John, grandsons Jason and ...
released a version of the song as a single in 1966 which reached #50 on the U.S. country chart.
Other versions
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Telly Savalas
Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American actor and singer whose career spanned four decades. Noted for his bald head and deep, resonant voice, he is perhaps best known for portraying Lt. Theo Kojak on th ...
released a version of the song on his 1976 album ''Who Loves Ya Baby''.
References
1965 songs
1965 singles
1966 singles
Songs written by Gloria Shayne Baker
Tex Ritter songs
Epic Records singles
Capitol Records singles
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