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Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard

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"Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard"
Single by Diane Ray
from the album The Exciting Years
B-side"That's All I Want From You"
Released1963
Recorded1963
GenrePop rock
Length1:42
LabelMercuryR 72117
Songwriter(s)Sylvia Dee, George Goehring
Diane Ray singles chronology
"Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard"
(1963)
"Where Is the Boy?"
(1963)

"Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard" is a song by American pop singer Diane Ray.[1] It was featured on her 1964 album The Exciting Years,[2] and reached number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]

Original version

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Originally released as a single by Andrea Carroll on Epic Records in 1961, Andrea's version lacked the success that Diane's rendition eventually would.

Chart performance

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The song debuted on the Hot 100 chart dated August 3, 1963.[4] It peaked seven weeks later at number 31.[3] "Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard" spent a total of 9 weeks on the chart.[3] Ray's next single, "My Summer Love",[5] failed to impact any chart, as did her subsequent singles, making her a one-hit wonder.[3]

Inclusion on compilations

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The song has been included on numerous girl-pop compilations, including Growin' Up Too Fast: The Girl Group Anthology (1996), I Wish I Were a Princess: The Great Lost Female Teen Idols (1997), and Early Girls, Vol. 3 (2000).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Song overview". Allmusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Diane Ray – The Exciting Years". Discogs. 1964. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Diane Renay US chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Hot 100 from August 3, 1963". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Diane Ray Discography". Discogs. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
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