Too Young
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"Too Young" is a popular
song
.The music was written by Sidney Lippman
, the lyrics by Sylvia Dee
. The song was published in 1951
.
In the United States
, the best-known version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole
on February 6, 1951 and released by Capitol Records
as catalog number
1449. It was a million-selling record and reached the #1 position on the Billboard magazine chart, staying at #1 for 5 weeks and altogether on the Best Seller chart for 29 weeks.
Several contemporary versions were also recorded, making the charts but not as high.
The recording by Patty Andrews was released by Decca Records
as catalog number 27569. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 8, 1951 and lasted 1 weeks on the chart, peaking at #30. On other Billboard charts, this version reached as high as #19 .
Versions that did not make the top 30 best-seller list, but did chart on other Billboard charts were by Toni Arden
(#15, on Columbia
), by Fran Allison
(#20, on RCA), by Richard Hayes
(#24, on Mercury
), and by Michael Jackson
(on Motown).
Semprini
, piano
with Rhythm accompaniment recorded it in London
on July 7, 1951 as the second song of the medley "Dancing to the piano (No. 7): Part 1. Hit Medley of Slow Foxtrots" along with "Alice in Wonderland" and "Forbidden Love
". It was released by EMI
on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10123.
In the United Kingdom
, Jimmy Young
had a hit version of the song, also made in 1951
. Sam Cooke
recorded it for his Hits Of The Fifties LP. A version by Donny Osmond
became a hit for him, spending 8 weeks on the charts with a peak position of #13 when released as a single (MGM
catalog number 14407) in 1972
.
In 2011, in the Philippines, they used this song from Digital broadcasting Company Network to used an Intro Instrumental of the Japanese anime, Perrine Monogatari and This version sung by Jovian Chiu.
Popular music
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song
Song
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.The music was written by Sidney Lippman
Sidney Lippman
Sidney Lippman was a composer and songwriter.He wrote the music for Nat King Cole's 1951 No. 1 hit "Too Young". He died at a nursing home in North Bergen, New Jersey. He was 89 and had lived in Fort Lee, New Jersey....
, the lyrics by Sylvia Dee
Sylvia Dee
Sylvia Dee was an American songwriter and novelist best known for penning the lyrics to "Too Young", a hit for Nat King Cole, and "The End of the World", a hit for Skeeter Davis...
. The song was published in 1951
1951 in music
-Events:*January 29 – Nilla Pizzi wins the first annual Sanremo Music Festival with "Grazie dei fiori".*February – The first complete performance of Charles Ives's Second Symphony is given in Carnegie Hall by the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.*March – Alan...
.
In the United States
United States
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, the best-known version of the song was recorded by Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
on February 6, 1951 and released by Capitol Records
Capitol Records
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as catalog number
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1449. It was a million-selling record and reached the #1 position on the Billboard magazine chart, staying at #1 for 5 weeks and altogether on the Best Seller chart for 29 weeks.
Several contemporary versions were also recorded, making the charts but not as high.
The recording by Patty Andrews was released by Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
as catalog number 27569. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 8, 1951 and lasted 1 weeks on the chart, peaking at #30. On other Billboard charts, this version reached as high as #19 .
Versions that did not make the top 30 best-seller list, but did chart on other Billboard charts were by Toni Arden
Toni Arden
Toni Arden is an American traditional pop music singer.-Biography:Arden became a big band singer in the 1940s, singing with Al Trace, Joe Reichman, Ray Bloch and Shep Fields...
(#15, on Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
), by Fran Allison
Fran Allison
Fran Allison was an American television and radio comedian, personality and singer. She is best known for her starring role on the weekday NBC-TV puppet show Kukla, Fran and Ollie, which ran from 1947 to 1957, occasionally returning to the air until the mid 1980s...
(#20, on RCA), by Richard Hayes
Richard Hayes
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(#24, on Mercury
Mercury Records
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), and by Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...
(on Motown).
Semprini
Semprini
Alberto Fernando Riccardo Semprini known by his stage name Alberto Semprini, or Semprini, was an English pianist, famous for appearances on the BBC, mainly on radio....
, piano
Piano
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with Rhythm accompaniment recorded it in London
London
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on July 7, 1951 as the second song of the medley "Dancing to the piano (No. 7): Part 1. Hit Medley of Slow Foxtrots" along with "Alice in Wonderland" and "Forbidden Love
Forbidden Love
Forbidden Love is a bookwritten by Norma Khouri, purporting to tell a true story about her best friend in Jordan. The story describes her friend Dalia's love for a Christian soldier, kept secret from her Muslim father due to conflict in religion. Her father eventually finds out and stabs Dalia...
". It was released by EMI
EMI
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on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10123.
In the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, Jimmy Young
Jimmy Young (disc jockey)
Sir Jimmy Young CBE was a British singer, disc jockey and radio interviewer.-Early life:...
had a hit version of the song, also made in 1951
1951 in music
-Events:*January 29 – Nilla Pizzi wins the first annual Sanremo Music Festival with "Grazie dei fiori".*February – The first complete performance of Charles Ives's Second Symphony is given in Carnegie Hall by the New York Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Bernstein.*March – Alan...
. Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
Samuel Cook, , better known under the stage name Sam Cooke, was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music. He is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocal abilities and...
recorded it for his Hits Of The Fifties LP. A version by Donny Osmond
Donny Osmond
Donald Clark "Donny" Osmond is an American singer, musician, actor, dancer, radio personality, and former teen idol. Osmond has also been a talk and game show host, record producer and author. In the mid 1960s, he and four of his elder brothers gained fame as the Osmond Brothers on the long...
became a hit for him, spending 8 weeks on the charts with a peak position of #13 when released as a single (MGM
MGM Records
MGM Records was a record label started by the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film studio in 1946, for the purpose of releasing soundtrack albums of their musical films. Later it became a pop label, lasting into the 1970s...
catalog number 14407) in 1972
1972 in music
-Events:*January 17 – Highway 51 South in Memphis, Tennessee is renamed "Elvis Presley Boulevard"*January 20 – The début of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon at The Dome, Brighton, is halted by technical difficulties,...
.
In 2011, in the Philippines, they used this song from Digital broadcasting Company Network to used an Intro Instrumental of the Japanese anime, Perrine Monogatari and This version sung by Jovian Chiu.