Single:
Calendar Girl entered the Australian singles chart* on 7 January 1961 and peaked at #3. The single ranked #52 on the Top 100 of 1961.
Songwriters:
Neil Sedaka, Howard Greenfield
Producers:
Al Nevins, Don Kirshner
Record label of Australian release:
RCA
Video:
A Scopitone promotional clip for the song was filmed in color in 1966, several years after the song was a hit (and at a time when Sedaka’s star power had faded). It consists of Neil Sedaka playing the piano and dancing alongside four models (including his wife Leba), on a mock stage made to resemble calendar themes.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_Girl_(song)
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Wikipedia:
Sedaka borrowed inspiration from multiple sources for the music, incorporating a shuffle beat after hearing Personality by Lloyd Price, a chord progression that was common in the music of Al Jolson and Eddie Cantor, along with another progression from the end of Ricky Nelson’s hit record Travelin’ Man.
Record producer Joe Viglione, writing for AllMusic, describes the song as a G-rated calendar of pin-ups such as Betty Grable and Marilyn Monroe, using verbal rather than visual imagery. Each month gives a different reason for the singer’s affection for the titular character, some of them quite US-specific.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_Girl_(song)
Lyrics:
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Yeah, sweet calendar girl
I love, I love, I love my calendar girl
Each and every day of the year
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