Little Boy (The Crystals song)

"Little Boy" is a 1963 song by the Crystals written by Greenwich and Barry and produced by Phil Spector. The song reached #92 on the US chart.^[1]^[2]

In its contemporary review, Cash Box said that "the overwhelming 'Phil Spector-instrumental sound' is much in evidence as the gals devote this one to their 'crush.'"^[3]

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^ Phil Spector: Out Of His Head 0857120565 Richard Williams - 2009 "But the Crystals made several fine records which weren't as successful as they deserved to be. 'Little Boy', the follow-up to 'Then He Kissed Me', may not be a classic but is notable for the way La La's voice is mixed into the track: it seems more ..."
^ Anthony DeCurtis - Rocking my life away: writing about music and other matters 1998 - Page 144 "The tracks Spector recorded between 1962 and 1966 with the Crystals, Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, Darlene Love, ... or the Crystals' "Little Boy"— again, all released in 1963 and written by Greenwich and Barry, with Spector"
^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. January 18, 1964. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-01-12.

[1] Phil Spector: Out Of His Head 0857120565 Richard Williams - 2009 "But the Crystals made several fine records which weren't as successful as they deserved to be. 'Little Boy', the follow-up to 'Then He Kissed Me', may not be a classic but is notable for the way La La's voice is mixed into the track: it seems more ..."

[2] Anthony DeCurtis - Rocking my life away: writing about music and other matters 1998 - Page 144 "The tracks Spector recorded between 1962 and 1966 with the Crystals, Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, Darlene Love, ... or the Crystals' "Little Boy"— again, all released in 1963 and written by Greenwich and Barry, with Spector"

[cb-3] "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. January 18, 1964. p. 14. Retrieved 2022-01-12.

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