Soldier Boy (song)

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"Soldier Boy"
"Soldier Boy" cover
Single by The Shirelles
from the album Baby It's You
B-side(s) "Love Is a Swingin' Thing"
Released 1962
Format 7" single
Length 2:42
Label Scepter
Writer(s) Luther Dixon, Florence Greenberg
Chart positions
The Shirelles singles chronology
Baby It's You
(1962)
Soldier Boy
(1962)
Welcome Home Baby
(1962)

"Soldier Boy" is the name of a song written by Luther Dixon and Florence Greenberg. The song was released as a single by The Shirelles in 1962 and met with great success, topping the Billboard Hot 100. The song's lyrics are a profession of the singer's love for the titular soldier boy.

Preceded by:
"Good Luck Charm" by Elvis Presley
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
May 5, 1962
Succeeded by:
"Stranger on the Shore" by Mr. Acker Bilk