A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl Explained

A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl
Type:	single
Artist:	Teresa Brewer
B-Side:	Goodbye, John
Released:	April 1956
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Coral
Producer:	Dick Jacobs
Prev Title:	A Tear Fell
Prev Title2:	Bo Weevil
Prev Year:	1956
Next Title:	Mutual Admiration Society
Next Year:	1956

"A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl" is a song written by Bob Merrill. The song was produced by Dick Jacobs,^[1] and performed by Teresa Brewer. It reached #3 in the UK and #7 in the U.S. in 1956.^[2] The song was ranked #46 on Billboard magazine's Top 50 singles of 1956.^[3]

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.^[4]
• 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.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Teresa Brewer, "A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl" Single Release. March 17, 2018.
2. Web site: Teresa Brewer, "A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl" Chart Positions. March 17, 2018.
3. "1956's Top Popular Records" Billboard January 26, 1957: 60
4. Web site: Billie Anthony, "Sweet Old Fashioned Girl" Single Release. March 17, 2018.
5. Web site: Terry-Thomas with His Rock 'N' Roll Rotters, "A Sweet Old-Fashioned Boy" Single Release. March 17, 2018.