| "Only Sixteen" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 One of side-A labels of the original US single | ||||
| Single by Sam Cooke | ||||
| B-side | "Let's Go Steady Again" | |||
| Released | May 1959 | |||
| Recorded | January 4, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Rex Productions, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, soul, pop | |||
| Length | 2:00 | |||
| Label | Keen 2022 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sam Cooke | |||
| Producer(s) | Bumps Blackwell | |||
| Sam Cooke singles chronology | ||||
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"Only Sixteen" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released in May 1959. It was a top 15 hit on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart and also charted within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart.[1] In the UK it was covered, and taken to No. 1, by Craig Douglas.[2]
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 119. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 167. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.