Let the Little Girl Dance explained

Let the Little Girl Dance
Type:	single
Artist:	Billy Bland
B-Side:	Sweet Thing
Genre:	R&B
Label:	Old Town
Prev Title:	Grandmaw Gave a Party
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Pardon Me
Next Year:	1960

"Let the Little Girl Dance" is a song written by Carl Spencer and Henry Glover and performed by Billy Bland. It reached #7 on the U.S. pop chart, #11 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #15 on the UK Singles Chart in 1960.^[1]

The song ranked #51 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1960.^[2]

Other versions

• Ernest Tubb, as the B-side to his 1960 single "Everybody's Somebody's Fool".^[3]
• Toni Williams, featuring The Tremellos, as a single in 1960 in New Zealand. It did not chart.^[4]
• Grantley Dee, as a single in 1966 in Australia; it charted #2 Melbourne #3 Brisbane and #1 Perth.^[5]
• Hopeton Lewis, as a single in 1967 in the UK, but it did not chart.^[6]
• A rendering by Jackie Robinson was released on the 1998 compilation album Get on Up!: Joe Gibbs Rocksteady.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billy Bland, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Chart Positions. February 21, 2019.
2. Web site: Billboard Top 100 - 1960. February 21, 2019. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140102011048/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts/1960.php. January 2, 2014.
3. Web site: Ernest Tubb, "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" Single Release. . 1960 . February 21, 2019.
4. Web site: Toni Williams, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Single Release. February 21, 2019.
5. Web site: Grantley Dee, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Single Release. April 4, 2021.
6. Web site: Hopeton Lewis, "Let the Little Girl Dance" Single Release. . 1967 . February 21, 2019.
7. Web site: Get on Up!: Joe Gibbs Rocksteady. . February 21, 2019.