Marcie Blane

Marcia Blank (born May 21, 1944)^[1] known as Marcie Blane, is a former American pop singer from 1962 to 1965.

Marcie Blane
Birth name	Marcia Blank
Also known as	Marcie Blane, Marcie Blaine, Marcy Blaine, Marsei Frean, Marcia Blaine
Born	(1944-05-21) May 21, 1944 (age 81)
Origin	Brooklyn, New York
Occupation	Singer
Instrument	Voice
Labels	Seville Records, London Records

Life and career

Blane was born in Brooklyn, New York.^[2]

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,^[2] 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.^[3] In the United Kingdom the song was covered by Susan Maughan who had the hit.^[3] "What Does A Girl Do?", the follow-up single,^[2] rose to No. 82 on the Hot 100 list in early 1963, and was Blane's only other appearance on any Billboard chart.^[4]

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."^[5]

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Label and catalogue number	Peak chart positions
			US Billboard	US Cashbox	USR&B	CAN [6][7]	NZ[8]	SWE[9]
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 120	3	2	14	2	5	1
1963	"What Does a Girl Do?" b/w "How Can I Tell Him?"	Seville 123	82	62	—	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)

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