Candy Girl
The Four Seasons
1963
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1963
Release: 1963Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original studio recording was released in 1963 and belongs to the original Ain't That a Shame and 11 Others program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1963.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
The Classic Albums Box - original album chronology and programs
The original label lists the group albums from 1962 through 1992 and reproduces the original programs. The reviewed early programs place Sherry and Big Girls in 1962; Walk Like a Man and Alone in 1963; and Candy Girl, Marlena and Stay in the 1963 Ain't That a Shame program. Its 2014 box issue is not their first release.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song compared a sweet girlfriend to various candies.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1963.html, song-list position 112
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1963 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.