Not Too Young to Get Married

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Not Too Young to Get Married is a 1963 pop song written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, and Jeff Barry. It was recorded in April 1963 at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles by Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans, with Bobby Sheen and Darlene Love on lead vocals. The track was arranged by Jack Nitzsche, engineered by Larry Levine, and features Spector’s Wall of Sound with the Wrecking Crew. It was released later in 1963 as a single on Philles Records and reached number 63 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Greenwich and Barry also released a version in 1963 with their group the Raindrops, and Darlene Love put out a version in 1985 as Darlene Love and Girls. British band Racey included the song on their 1996 album Lay Your Love on Me after issuing it as a single in 1982.