She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More) Explained

She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More)
Type:	single
Artist:	Marty Robbins
Released:	1958
Genre:	Country

"She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More)" is a song written and sung by Marty Robbins. The song was accompanied with Ray Coniff and His Orchestra, and released on the Columbia label.

Chart performance

In August 1958, it peaked at No. 4 on Billboards country and western best seller chart.^[1] It spent 10 weeks on the charts and was ranked No. 41 on Billboards 1958 year-end country and western chart.^[2] On the Hot 100, "She Was Only Seventeen (He Was One Year More)" peaked at No. 27.^[3]

See also

• Billboard year-end top 50 country & western singles of 1958

Notes and References

1. Book: The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Joel Whitburn. Billboard Books. 1996. 0823076326 . 271.
2. News: Chart Toppers of 1958. The Billboard. December 15, 1958. 44.
3. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 712.