The Boy from New York City

"The Boy from New York City"
Single by The Ad Libs
B-side	"Kicked Around"
Released	December 1964
Recorded	1964
Genre	Soul, doo wop
Length	2:50
Label	Blue Cat
Songwriter(s)	George Davis John T. Taylor [1]
Producer(s)	Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller
The Ad Libs singles chronology
"The Boy from New York City" (1964) "I'm Just a Down Home Girl" (1965)

"The Boy from New York City" is a song originally recorded by the American soul group The Ad Libs,^[2] released in 1964 as their first single. Produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, the song peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart week of February 27, 1965. Though the group continued to record other singles, they never repeated the chart success of "The Boy from New York City". According to Artie Butler,^{[citation needed]} the track was recorded at A&R Studios in New York, in three separate sessions. The first session was to lay down the rhythm section, then the next session was for the lead and backup vocals, with the last session was just for the horns.