Seventeen Ain't Young

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"Seventeen Ain't Young"
Single by Frank Howson
Released1969
GenreBubblegum pop
Songwriter(s)Jeff Barry
Producer(s)Stan Rofe

"Seventeen Ain't Young" is a bubblegum pop song written by American composer Jeff Barry for The Archies' 1968 debut album, The Archies. It was covered by Frankie Howson (with another Archies song) in 1969[1] and became a top 40 hit in Melbourne, Australia.[2] His recording was produced by Australian DJ Stan Rofe.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ross Laird, (1999?), The Sixties: Australian rock & pop recordings, 1964-1969 held at the National Film and Sound Archive, accessed on-line at: "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-03-25.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) PDF p 134
  2. ^ Gavin Ryan (compiler), Melbourne Chart Book 1956-2002, (2003), n.p., entry for Frankie Howson - Seventeen Ain't Young, Entry Date: 6 December 1969, Highest Position: 35, Weeks In: 5, Entry Position: 38, Date Left: 10 January 1970, Record Company: Astor