Pink Shoelaces
| "Pink Shoelaces" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Dodie Stevens | |
| from the album Dodie Stevens[1] | |
| Released | 1959 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Label | Cristalette |
| Writer(s) | Mickie Grant[1] |
"Pink Shoelaces" is a song by Dodie Stevens. It was released as a single in 1959 on Cristalette Records.[2]
Recording
According to The Book of Golden Discs, Dodie Stevens was born on February 17, 1947, and therefore the song was recorded when the singer was only 11 years old.[3]
Chart performance
The single reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1959.[2][4] It sold over a million copies.[3]
Track listing
- Side A. "Pink Shoe Laces"
- Side B. "Coming of Age"[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bruce Pollock (2014-03-18). Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era. Routledge. pp. 282–. ISBN 978-1-135-46296-3.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Dodie Stevens — Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Joseph Murrells (1978). The Book of Golden Discs. Barrie and Jenkins. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-214-20480-7.
- ↑ Jay Warner (2004). On this Day in Music History. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-0-634-06693-1.
- ↑ Martin Popoff (2010-08-05). Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948-1991. Krause Publications. pp. 1126–. ISBN 1-4402-1621-5.
External links
- Laurie Stras (2011). She's So Fine: Reflections on Whiteness, Femininity, Adolescence and Class in 1960s Music. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-1-4094-3665-2.
- Joseph Murrells (1978). The Book of Golden Discs. Barrie and Jenkins. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-214-20480-7.
- Review of the eponymous greatest hits album on AllMusic