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Seventeen Ain't Young

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"Seventeen Ain't Young"
Song by The Archies
Released1968
Recorded1968
GenreBubblegum pop
Length2:19
Songwriter(s)Jeff Barry

"Seventeen Ain't Young" is a song written by Jeff Barry and recorded by The Archies, a fictional bubblegum pop band from Archie Comics. It was included on the group's self-titled album. It was covered by Frankie Howson with another Archies song, "Hide And Seek", in 1969;[1] the cover version was produced by Stan Rofe and became a Top 40 hit in Melbourne, Australia.[2]

References

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  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