Marcie Blane

Marcia Blank, 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, and was later recorded for the German market in their language. It sold over one million copies by 1963, and was awarded a gold disc. In the United Kingdom the song was covered by Susan Maughan who had the hit. "What Does A Girl Do?", the follow-up single, rose to No. 82 on the Hot 100 list in early 1963, and was Blane's only other appearance on any Billboard chart.
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

Compilation album

Bobby's Girl: The Complete Seville Recordings

"Bobby's Girl" 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 " 2:16
"So Ist Das Leben " 3:01
"Guessin' Games" 2:00
"Thank You" 2:14
"Suddenly It's Over" 2:08
"I'm Just a Cute Little Girl" 1:51
"A Time to Dream" 2:08
"Bobby's Girl" 2:23