Marcie Blane

Marcia Blank (born May 21, 1944), known as Marcie Blane, is an American former pop singer known for her 1962 hit song, "Bobby's Girl".

Life and career Blane was born in Brooklyn, New York. As a favor to a friend, Blane recorded a demo for Seville Records. The song was "Bobby's Girl". Released in the fall of 1962, "Bobby's Girl" made No. 2 on the Cash Box chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, In the United Kingdom the song was covered by Susan Maughan who had the hit.

After her music career, Blane graduated from Queens College. She started a family and began a career in education. In a rare 1988 interview, Blane remarked, "The music business was impossible for me to deal with. Everything changed. I felt very isolated and very lonely. I decided not to continue. I couldn't. It was too difficult. I didn't feel comfortable in front of a lot of people, with everyone making a fuss. I didn't have the sense of myself that I needed. It's taken all these years to be able to enjoy what there was."

Discography

Singles YearTitleLabel and catalogue numberPeak chart positionsUS BillboardUS CashboxUSR&BCAN NZ SWE 1962"Guessin' Games" b/w "Thank You"Broadway Recording Studios (unreleased acetates)

(Shown as "Marcia Blank" and "Marsha Blank")——————"Suddenly It's Over" b/w "A Time to Dream" (Demo)——————"I'm Just a Cute Little Girl"——————"Bobby's Girl" b/w "A Time to Dream"Seville 12032142511963"What Does a Girl Do?" b/w "How Can I Tell Him?"Seville 1238262—42——"Little Miss Fool" b/w "Ragtime Sound"Seville126——————"You Gave My Number to Billy" b/w "Told You So"Seville 128—143————"Why Can't I Get a Guy" b/w "Who's Going to Take My Daddy's Place"Seville 130——————1964"Bobby Did" b/w "After the Laughter"Seville 133——————1965"The Hurtin' Kind" b/w "She'll Break the String"Seville 137——————

Compilation album Bobby's Girl: The Complete Seville Recordings (2004, President Records) "Bobby's Girl" (Mono) 2:18 "A Time to Dream" 2:03 "What Does a Girl Do?" 2:18 "How Can I Tell Him?" 2:59 "Little Miss Fool" 2:23 "Ragtime Sound" 2:18 "You Gave My Number to Billy" 2:08 "Told You So" 2:00 "Why Can't I Get a Guy" 2:08 "Who's Going to Take My Daddy's Place?" 2:26 "Bobby Did" 2:17 "After the Laughter" 2:19 "The Hurtin' Kind" 2:42 "She'll Break the String" 2:22 "Wer Einmal 'A' Gesagt (What Does a Girl Do?)" 2:16 "So Ist Das Leben (How Can I Tell Him?)" 3:01 "Guessin' Games" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:00 "Thank You" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:14 "Suddenly It's Over" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:08 "I'm Just a Cute Little Girl" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 1:51 "A Time to Dream" (Previously Unreleased Demo) 2:08 "Bobby's Girl" (Previously Unreleased Demo – Stereo) 2:23