Marcia Blank (born May 21, 1944),, known as Marcie Blane, is a former American pop singer from 1962 to 1965.
Life and career
Blane was born in
Brooklyn
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, New York.
As a favor to a friend, Blane recorded a demo for Seville Records. The song was "
Bobby's Girl". Released in the fall of 1962, "Bobby's Girl" made No. 2 on the ''
Cash Box
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'' chart and No. 3 on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100,
and was later recorded for the German market in their language. It sold over one million copies by 1963, and was awarded a
gold disc
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.
In the United Kingdom the song was covered by
Susan Maughan
Susan Maughan (born Marian Maughan, 1 July 1938) is an English singer who released successful singles in the 1960s. Her most famous and successful song, " Bobby's Girl" (a cover of the Marcie Blane single), reached number three in the UK Sing ...
who had the hit.
"What Does A Girl Do?", the follow-up single,
rose to No. 82 on the Hot 100 list in early 1963, and was Blane's only other appearance on any Billboard chart.
Discography
Singles
Compilation album
''Bobby's Girl: The Complete Seville Recordings'' (2004, President Records)
# "Bobby's Girl" (Mono) 2:18
# "A Time to Dream" 2:03
# "What Does a Girl Do?" 2:18
# "How Can I Tell Him?" 2:59
# "Little Miss Fool" 2:23
# "Ragtime Sound" 2:18
# "You Gave My Number to Billy" 2:08
# "Told You So" 2:00
# "Why Can't I Get a Guy" 2:08
# "Who's Going to Take My Daddy's Place?" 2:26
# "Bobby Did" 2:17
# "After the Laughter" 2:19
# "The Hurtin' Kind" 2:42
# "She'll Break the String" 2:22
# "Wer Einmal 'A' Gesagt (What Does a Girl Do?)" 2:16
# "So Ist Das Leben (How Can I Tell Him?)" 3:01
# "Guessin' Games" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:00
# "Thank You" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:14
# "Suddenly It's Over" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:08
# "I'm Just a Cute Little Girl" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 1:51
# "A Time to Dream" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:08
# "Bobby's Girl" (Previously Unreleased Demo – Stereo) 2:23
References
External links
The Marcie Blane Story
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1944 births
Living people
American women pop singers
Musicians from Brooklyn
Singers from New York (state)
21st-century American women