Peak
15
Weeks
11
Score
1,387
Chart Year
1962
"Please Don't Ask About Barbara" is a song written by Bill Buchanan and Jack Keller. The song was produced by Snuff Garrett,[1] and performed by Bobby Vee. It reached #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, #18 in Canada, and #29 in the UK in 1962.[2] It was featured on his 1962 album, A Bobby Vee Recording Session.[3] The single's B-side, "I Can't Say Goodbye", reached #90 in Canada and #92 on the Billboard chart.[4] "Go Away Little Girl" was a hit for Steve Lawrence on Columbia Records in late 1962, however the original was recorded by Bobby Vee at United Recording Studio on March 28, 1962.
Please don't ask about Barbara Don't ask me if she's found somebody new 'Cause I would try to smile but in a little while My tears would show and then you'd know it's true Please don't ask about Barbara The hurt will bring the teardrops to my eyes Though I would pretend that now she's just a friend You'd look at me and see right through the lies Tears, tears, go away, come again another day How can I hide this pain I feel inside When little teardrops give my heart away? Don't you ever tell Barbara I'd rather die than let her know I'm cryin' Let her run around until the day she's found She needs me back again but this I ask till then Please don't ask about Barbara
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 24, 1962 | 81 | 45 |
| 2 | Mar 3, 1962 | 57 | 69 |
| 3 | Mar 10, 1962 | 45 | 81 |
| 4 | Mar 17, 1962 | 35 | 91 |
| 5 | Mar 24, 1962 | 22 | 104 |
| 6 | Mar 31, 1962 | 19 | 107 |
| 7 | Apr 7, 1962 | 15 | 111 |
| 8 | Apr 14, 1962 | 23 | 103 |
| 9 | Apr 21, 1962 | 37 | 89 |
| 10 | Apr 28, 1962 | 44 | 82 |
| 11 | May 5, 1962 | 67 | 59 |