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((Short description|1951 popular song))

"'''Too Young'''" is a [[traditional popular music|popular]] song, with music written by [[Sidney Lippman]] and lyrics by [[Sylvia Dee]].<ref>((cite web |url= https://secondhandsongs.com/work/32711|title=Too Young |website=SecondHandSongs ))</ref> A recording of the song was released by [[Nat King Cole]] in 1951, which reached No. 1 in the United States and became the best-selling song of the year. The song was an early attempt by music labels to appeal to the younger demographics and its success later led to a boom of music that caters to the young.<ref name="tyler"/> Another successful version was released by [[Donny Osmond]] in 1972.

==Nat King Cole recording==

((Infobox song
| name       = Too Young
| cover      =
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Nat King Cole]]
| album      =
| B-side     = That's My Girl
| released   = March [[1951 in music|1951]]
| format     =
| recorded   = February 1951
| studio     = Capitol, 5515 Melrose Ave, Hollywood
| venue      =
| genre      = 
| length     = 3:11
| label      = [[Capitol Records]]
| writer     = ((hlist|[[Sidney Lippman]]|[[Sylvia Dee]]))
| producer   = 
| prev_title = Always You
| prev_year  = 1951
| next_title = [[Red Sails in the Sunset (song)|Red Sails in the Sunset]]
| next_year  = 1951
))
"Too Young" was one of the early attempts by record labels to release songs with a young musical persona that might appeal to a young audience.<ref>((cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dwJ4pa36cYkC&pg=PA214 |title=The Seventh Stream: The Emergence of Rocknroll in American Popular Music|first= Philip H. |last=Ennis |date=1992 |isbn=9780819562579 |publisher=Wesleyan University Press |page=214))</ref>  In the United States, among the earliest versions were those recorded by [[Victor Young]] and His Orchestra,<ref>((cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zB0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13|title=America's Fastest Selling Records - Specials |magazine=Billboard |page=13|date=December 16, 1950 ))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/78_too-young_victor-young-and-his-orchestra-louanne-hogan-sidney-lippman-sylvia-dee_gbia0213276b/TOO+YOUNG+-+VICTOR+YOUNG+And+His+Orchestra.flac |title=Too Young |work=Internet Archive |year=1950 ))</ref> and [[Johnny Desmond]]. However, it was the version recorded by [[Nat King Cole]] that proved to be most successful.<ref name="tyler">((cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hSCfBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA319 |title=Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era |first= Don |last=Tyler |date= 2007 |isbn=9780786429462 |publisher=McFarland |page=319))</ref>

The song was recorded on February 6, 1951, and released by [[Capitol Records]] (catalog number 1449) in March. It reached the number one position on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' chart in June 1951,<ref>((cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0x4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26 |title= Best-selling Pop Singles |magazine=Billboard |date=June 23, 1951 |page=26))</ref> staying there for five weeks and altogether on the Best Seller chart for 29 weeks.<ref name="Whitburn73">((cite book
  | last = Whitburn
  | first = Joel
  | author-link = Joel Whitburn
  | title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
  | publisher = Record Research
  | year = 1973 ))
</ref> It also spent an unprecedented 12 weeks on top of ''[[Your Hit Parade]]'', and 8 weeks at No. 1 on the ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' chart.<ref name="tyler"/>  It was a million-selling record and  ''Billboard'' ranked this version as [[Billboard year-end top 30 singles of 1951|the number one best-selling song of 1951]].<ref>((cite journal |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/50s/1952/Billboard%201952-01-06.pdf |title=Year's Top Pop Records according to Retail Sales| journal=The Billboard |date=January 5, 1952 |volume=64 |issue=1 |page= 11))</ref>  Cole described this song as one of his three favorites among his own songs.<ref name=pc22>((Pop Chronicles |22| 4|Nat King Cole))</ref>

The success of the song may have convinced record executives that young people had the buying power, which would lead to the boom of [[rock and roll]] music that catered to a young audience in the mid-'50s.<ref name="tyler"/>

===Charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (1951)
! style="text-align:center;"|Peak<br />position
|-
|align="left"|US ''Billboard'' Best Selling Pop Singles<ref>((cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20 |title=The Billboard Music Popularity Charts: Best Selling Pop Singles |page=20 |magazine=Billboard |date=July 7, 1951 ))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
|US [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Best Selling Singles<ref>((Cite web|url=https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/50s_files/19510609.html|title=The CASH BOX Best Selling Singles week ending June 9, 1951|website=Tropicalglen))</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|}

==Other early versions ==

Several versions contemporary to Nat King Cole's version were recorded, some making the US charts but not as high.

The recording by [[Patty Andrews]] was released by [[Decca Records]] as catalog number 27569. It first reached the ''Billboard'' Best Seller chart on June 8, 1951 and lasted one week on the chart, peaking at number 30.<ref name="Whitburn73" /> On other ''Billboard'' charts, this version reached as high as number 19 on the Most-played Jukebox Records chart.<ref>((cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8h4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA30 |title=Most Played Jukebox Records |magazine=Billboard |date=June 30, 1951 |page=30))</ref>

Versions that did not make the top 30 best-seller list, but did chart on various other ''Billboard'' charts were by [[Toni Arden]] ([[Columbia Records|Columbia]], number 15 on Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys),<ref name="DJ chart">((cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18 |title=Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys |magazine=Billboard |date=July 7, 1951 |page=18))</ref>  by [[Fran Allison]] ([[RCA Victor Records|RCA]], number 20 on Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys),<ref name="DJ chart" /> and by [[Richard Hayes (singer)|Richard Hayes]] ([[Mercury Records|Mercury]], number 24).<ref name="Lonergan">((cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NP6OdDrutyAC&pg=PA231
|title=Hit Records 1950-1975|
last= Lonergan|
first= David|
publisher= Scarecrow Press|
location=Lanham, Maryland|
date=2004-01-28
|page=231
|isbn= 978-0-8108-5129-0 
))</ref>

[[Semprini]], [[piano]] with rhythm accompaniment recorded it in [[London]] on July 7, 1951, as the second song of the medley "Dancing to the piano (No. 7): Part 1. Hit Medley of Slow Foxtrots" along with "[[Alice in Wonderland (song)|Alice in Wonderland]]" and "Forbidden Love". It was released by [[EMI]] on the [[His Master's Voice]] label as catalog number B&nbsp;10123.((CN|date=October 2022))

In the United Kingdom, [[Jimmy Young (disc jockey)|Jimmy Young]] had a success with his version of the song, also made in 1951. The song made No. 1 on the UK's sheet music charts in 1951, spending 12 weeks in that position.<ref>((Cite book|last=Henson|first=Brian|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19389211|title=First hits, 1946-1959|date=1989|publisher=Boxtree|others=Colin Morgan|isbn=1-85283-268-1|location=London|oclc=19389211))</ref> Another contemporary version was released by [[Steve Conway (singer)|Steve Conway]].<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10545621-Steve-Conway-Too-Young-White-Wedding |title=Steve Conway - Too Young/White Wedding |website=[[Discogs]] |year=1951 ))</ref>

==Donny Osmond cover==
((Infobox song
| name       = Too Young
| cover      = tooyoungosmond.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Donny Osmond]]
| album      = [[Too Young (album)|Too Young]]
| B-side     = Love Me
| released   = June 10, 1972
| recorded   = April 17, 1972
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     = 2:59
| label      = [[MGM Records|MGM]]
| writer     = ((hlist|[[Sidney Lippman]]|[[Sylvia Dee]]))
| producer   = ((hlist|[[Mike Curb]]|[[Don Costa]]))
| prev_title = [[Puppy Love (Paul Anka song)|Puppy Love]]
| prev_year  = 1972
| next_title = [[Why (Frankie Avalon song)|Why]]/[[Lonely Boy (Paul Anka song)|Lonely Boy]]
| next_year  = 1972
))
A version of "Too Young" by then 14-year-old [[Donny Osmond]] became an international top 10 hit for him, reaching number 5 in the UK and number 6 in Canada.  It also spent eight weeks on the U.S. top 40, with a peak position of number 13<ref name="Lonergan" /><ref>((cite book |title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits|
last= Whitburn|
first= Joel|
author-link= Joel Whitburn|
publisher= Watson-Guptill Publications|
location=New York|
edition= 7th Rev.|
date=2000-11-01| 
isbn= 978-0-8230-7690-1 
))</ref> when released as a single ([[MGM Records|MGM]] catalog number 14407) in 1972.

===Chart history===

====Weekly charts====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (1972)
!align="left"|Peak<br />position
|-
|Australia((CN|date=October 2022))
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|-
|Canada ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' Top Singles<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7662&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7662.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7662 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1972-07-29 |access-date=2018-09-25))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|-
|((singlechart|Ireland2|2|song=Too Young|access-date=June 26, 2018))
|-
|New Zealand (''[[New Zealand Listener|Listener]]'')<ref>((Cite web|url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search+listener&qsongid=3788#n_view_location|title=flavour of new zealand - search listener|website=Flavourofnz.co.nz|access-date=3 May 2021))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] ([[The Official Charts Company]])<ref>((cite web|title=Official Charts Company |url=http://Officialcharts.com |access-date=2018-07-19))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|-
|US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]]<ref>''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - ((ISBN|0-89820-089-X))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|-
((singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|23|artist=Donny Osmond))
|-
|US ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100 <ref>((Cite web|url=https://tropicalglen.com/Archives/70s_files/19720722.html|title=Cash Box Top 100 7/22/72|website=Tropicalglen.com|access-date=3 May 2021))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|8
|-
|}

====Year-end charts====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Chart (1972)
! style="text-align:center;"|Rank
|-
|Canada<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.musicandyears.com/year/1972  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916052852/http://www.musicandyears.com/year/1972 |archive-date=September 16, 2011|title=Canadian TOP 100 singles of 1972 |work=Music and Years ))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|98
|-
|UK<ref>((cite web |url= https://www.yourmusiccharts.com/year-end-chart-1972-uk/ |title= Year-End Chart 1972 |work=Your Music Charts|date= 29 March 2021 ))</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|65
|-
|}

==Other versions==
((Refimprove section|date=October 2022))
*[[Sam Cooke]] recorded it for his ''Hits of the Fifties'' LP in 1960. In Australia, on Parlophone, [[Jim Gussey]] And His Orchestra, with vocals by Matt Dryden and Olive Lester, released their version.
* [[Bobby Vinton]] recorded the song for the album ''[[There! I've Said It Again (album)|There! I've Said It Again]]''.
*[[Michael Jackson]] included the song on Motown in 1973 in the album ''[[Music & Me]]''. This version was released as a single in Italy.<ref>((cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yb_ghov9uEMC&pg=PA6 |title=Michael Jackson the Solo Years|first1=Craig |last1=Halstead|first2= Chris |last2=Cadman |date= 2003 |isbn=9780755200917 |page=6))</ref>
*In 1978, the [[Sweden|Swedish]] ''[[dansband]]'' [[Vikingarna_(band)|Vikingarna]] released a disco version of the song on their album, ''The Vikings Export''.

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* ((YouTube|KaFtsqU2V6U|Nat King Cole - Too Young))
* ((YouTube|lFSzuUw50W0|Donny Osmond - Too Young))

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