"Come Back Silly Girl" is the name of a song written by Barry Mann

Barry Mann

Barry Mann is an American songwriter, and part of a successful songwriting partnership with his wife, Cynthia Weil.-Career:...

. It was first released as a single by Steve Lawrence

Steve Lawrence

Steve Lawrence is an American singer and actor, perhaps best known as a member of a duo with his wife Eydie Gormé, billed as "Steve and Eydie"...

 in 1960

1960 in music

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. This version garnered very little notice, however.

In 1962

1962 in music

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, The Lettermen

The Lettermen

The Lettermen are an American male pop music vocal trio. The Lettermen's trademark is close-harmony pop songs with light arrangements. The group started in 1959...

 released their version as a single from their album A Song for Young Love. This version achieved greater success than Lawrence's. It became a top twenty hit on Billboard's

Billboard (magazine)

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 pop

Pop music

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 and easy listening

Adult contemporary music

Adult contemporary music is a broad style of popular music that ranges from lush 1950s and 1960s vocal music to predominantly ballad-heavy music with varying degrees of rock influence, as well as a radio format that plays such music....

charts.

The Lettermen version

Chart (1962)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	17
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	3