Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon

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"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
Single by Neil Diamond
from the album Just for You
B-side
  • "You'll Forget" (US, UK)
  • "New Orleans" (continental Europe)
ReleasedMarch 1967
Recorded1966
Genre
Length2:48
LabelBang
Songwriter(s)Neil Diamond
Producer(s)Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
Neil Diamond singles chronology
"You Got to Me"
(1967) 		"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
(1967) 		"Thank the Lord for the Night Time"
(1967)

"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" is a song written by American musician

16 Volt
(1998).

Neil Diamond version

The song first appeared on Diamond's album Just for You. The mono and stereo versions of this song differ slightly. On the mono "Just For You" LP as well as on the 45, the strings do not come in until the second verse. It also has a slightly longer fade. The stereo "Just For You" LP version has a shorter fade and the strings come in on the first chorus. The lyrics describe a narrator romantically interested in a young woman whose friends and family disapprove of him ("They never get tired of putting me down") while he urges the woman to reach her own conclusions about him ("Don't let them make up your mind").

Cash Box called the single a "rhythmic, mid-tempo ballad that should see lots of Top 40 play."[3]

Track listing

7-inch single

  1. "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
  2. "You'll Forget"

Charts

Chart (1967) Peak
position
US Billboard Pop Singles[4] 10
Chart (1971) Peak
position
Dutch Mega Top 100[5] 27

Cliff Richard version

"Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon"
EMI Studios, London
GenrePop
Length3:03
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Neil Diamond
Producer(s)Norrie Paramor
Cliff Richard singles chronology
"Congratulations"
(1968) 		"Girl You'll Be a Woman Soon"
(1968) 		"Marianne"
(1968)

Cliff Richard covered the song as the

B-side to his 1968 single "I'll Love You Forever Today, which was featured in the movie Two a Penny.[7]

Track listing

7-inch single

  1. "I'll Love You Forever Today" – 3:06
  2. "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" – 3:03

Charts

Chart (1968) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart
 27[8]

Urge Overkill version

"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
Single by Urge Overkill
from the album Stull (EP) and Pulp Fiction
B-side"Bustin' Surfboards"
Released1994
Length3:10
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Neil Diamond
Producer(s)Urge Overkill, Kramer
Urge Overkill singles chronology
"Positive Bleeding"
(1993) 		"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon"
(1994) 		"The Break"
(1995)

American alternative rock band

Modern Rock Tracks
chart, the song peaked at number 11.

Track listing

CD single

  1. "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" – 3:10
  2. "Bustin' Surfboards" (by the Tornadoes) – 2:27
  3. "Bullwinkle Part II" (by the Centurians) – 2:18

Charts

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 21
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 22
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[12] 29
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 65
France (
SNEP)[14]
 10
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[15] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 19
Scotland (OCC)[17] 28
UK Singles (OCC)[18]
 37
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 59
US
Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[20]
 11

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States 1994 Cassette MCA
United Kingdom November 7, 1994
  • CD
  • cassette
 [21]

References

  1. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8
    .
  2. ^ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. March 25, 1967. p. 16. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. March 25, 1967. p. 14. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  4. ^ Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved March 27, 2009)
  5. ^ "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (original version), in various singles charts Dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved March 28, 2009)
  6. ^ "Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details (Girl You'll Be A Woman Soon)". www.cliffrichardsongs.com. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Dave Thompson. "Two a Penny - Cliff Richard | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  9. ^ "Urge Overkill – Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "Urge Overkill – Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  11. ^ "Urge Overkill – Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  12. ^ "Urge Overkill – Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  13. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 19. May 13, 1995. p. 23.
  14. Les classement single
    . Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  15. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (1.–7.12 '94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). December 1, 1994. p. 20. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  16. ^ "Urge Overkill – Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  17. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  18. ^ "Urge Overkill: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  19. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. December 17, 1994. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  20. ^ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. December 17, 1994. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  21. ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. November 5, 1994. p. 23.
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