Seventeen Ain't Young Explained

Seventeen Ain't Young
Artist:	The Archies
Released:	1968
Recorded:	1968
Genre:	Bubblegum pop

"Seventeen Ain't Young" is a song written by Jeff Barry and recorded by The Archies, a fictional bubblegum pop band from Archie Comics. It was included on the group's self-titled album. It was covered by Frankie Howson with another Archies song, "Hide And Seek", in 1969;^[1] the cover version was produced by Stan Rofe and became a Top 40 hit in Melbourne, Australia.^[2]

References

1. Ross Laird, (1999?), The Sixties: Australian rock & pop recordings, 1964-1969 held at the National Film and Sound Archive, accessed on-line at: Web site: Archived copy . 2008-03-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080513004404/http://www.nfsa.afc.gov.au/docs/collectionguide_thesixties1964-1969.pdf . 2008-05-13 . PDF p 134
2. Gavin Ryan (compiler), Melbourne Chart Book 1956-2002, (2003), n.p., entry for Frankie Howson - Seventeen Ain't Young, Entry Date: 6 December 1969, Highest Position: 35, Weeks In: 5, Entry Position: 38, Date Left: 10 January 1970, Record Company: Astor