Chart (1962-63) | Peak position | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 | Mark Wynter version Mark Wynter's 1962 cover of the song on the Pye Records label also made the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 6 in Britain.[7][8] Donny Osmond version Donny Osmond's cover version of "Go Away Little Girl" reached number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 11, 1971. It remained in the top position for three weeks. Osmond's version also went to number 36 on the Australian Go-Set chart. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on October 13, 1971. Osmond was 13 at the time the song was recorded. Chart performance Chart (1971) | Peak position | Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[9] | 4 | Canada RPM Top Singles[10] | 1 | US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 | US Easy Listening | 14 | Australia (Kent Music Report) | 52 | South Africa (Springbok)[11] | 14 | Certifications Region | Certification | Certified units/sales | United States (RIAA)[12] | Gold | 1,000,000^ | ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | Marlena Shaw version Marlena Shaw does a version called "Yu-Ma/Go Away Little Boy" from her 1977 album Sweet Beginnings. This reached number 21 on the Billboard R&B chart staying in the Top 100 for 11 weeks.[13] In the 1980s it became a popular UK record on the Rare Groove dance scene. Ms. Shaw also performed a 9:31 live version of her "Go Away Little Boy" recorded for her It Is Love album. References - ^ Breihan, Tom (May 10, 2018). "The Number Ones: Steve Lawrence's "Go Away Little Girl"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
...which, to be fair, was pretty common in the pop songs of the era — makes "Go Away Little Girl"... - ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - November 14, 1966" (PDF).
- ^ "Cover Me: Same Songs to Hit No. 1 By Two Different Artists". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2010.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 141.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 343.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - December 10, 1962".
- ^ Mark Wynter singles discography on www.45rpm.org.uk, accessed 2009-05-06
- ^ Mark Wynter biography on allmusic.com, accessed 2009-05-06
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-09-18. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1971-10-23. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "American single certifications – Donny Osmond – Go Away Little Girl". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Joel Whitburn, Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles, 1942-2004, Billboard, 2005
External links - Steve Lawrence singles at AllMusic.com
- Donny Osmond singles at AllMusic.com
- Lyrics to the song
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