"Girl Watcher" is a song written by Ronald B. Killette and Wayne Pittman and performed by

The O'Kaysions The O'Kaysions are an American pop band from Kenly, North Carolina that first formed in 1959. They are best known for their 1968 million-seller " Girl Watcher". Career The group first formed under the name The Kays in 1959, and scored a Top 1 ...

. It was produced by North State Music. The single was first released in March 1968 on North State Records, but it did not become a hit until re-released in June 1968 on ABC Records. "Girl Watcher" received

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status for a million sales from the

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in December 1968.

Chart performance

It reached No.5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles chart in 1968 and was featured on the group's 1968 album, ''Girl Watcher''. The single ranked No.45 on the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1968.

Certifications

Other versions

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, as a single in 1968 in the UK. *In the '80s, the long-running syndicated game show '' Wheel of Fortune'' commissioned a promotional version with adapted lyrics titled "I'm a Wheel Watcher" and was also used on the show itself when

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was introduced. The Italian version titled '' La Ruota Della Fortuna'' ("The Wheel of Fortune") has a theme song called "Gira la Ruota" ("Spin the Wheel") that sounds very similar to "I'm a Wheel Watcher", which could've been the inspiration for it. *

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, on their 2004 album ''Strike Anywhere''. * Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers, with the title "I'm a Girl Watcher", on the 1999 album ''Zydeco Giant''. * In the ''

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'' episode "Dance Contest", the song is remade to "I'm a Contender" by Scott Bennett in 2007.

References

1968 songs 1968 singles The O'Kaysions songs ABC Records singles Decca Records singles {{1960s-single-stub