Please Don't Talk to the Lifeguard

"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]

"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)
"My Summer Love"
(1963)

Chart performance

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

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

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