Too Young

Too Young

"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 weekscite book
last = Whitburn
first = Joel
authorlink = Joel Whitburn
title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
publisher = Record Research
year = 1973 ] .

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 cite book
title=Hit Records 1950-1975
last= Lonergan
first= David
publisher= Scarecrow Press
location=Lanham, Maryland
date=2004-01-28| isbn= 978-0810851290 ] .

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), and by Richard Hayes (#24, on Mercury).

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 [cite book
title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits
last= Whitburn
first= Joel
authorlink= Joel Whitburn
publisher= Watson-Guptill Publications
location=New York
edition= 7th Rev. edition
date=2000-11-01| isbn= 978-0823076901 ] when released as a single (MGM catalog number 14407) in 1972.

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