Song Title »

Cherry Boy

Authors »

Bob Crewe, Cindy Bullens

Year Written »

1976

Lyrics »

Chorus: So you wanna be a star? I got the strings to pull to get you there. Stand here. Lead: I wouldn't have believed it, it I hadn't seen it for myself. Chorus: Big Mr. Street Talk. Cherry Boy! Everyone's talking about him now and how he made it overnight. Lead: Do you wenna know Cherry Boy? Chorus: You know we do! Lead: Mr. Cherry Boy, Cherry Boy. Chorus: Tell it. Lead: Matter of fact that's what he was. Chorus: Cherry. x2 Lead: Pretty boy Cherry, a babe in the sack that's what he was. Chorus: Cherry. x2 Lead: Like a sizzling sex pot you got 'em all hot even though he's so young and innocent. Out to make his name, find fortune and fame but he can't see the world is out to change him & so bent to break him. Chorus: He's Cherry. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah! Cherry Boy! You're gonna lose your Cherry. x2. Sweet Cherry. Cherry. x2. Sweet Cherry You got girls, guys flipping out to be your slave. Lead: Well you blew into town out of nowhere Nebraska. You got the whole world staring at you. I saw you getting off the bus stop. I guess you think you're gonna head right to the top. Well your ass is your ticket to paradise. You better be ready to pay the price. Got a hell of a heart Got 'em all mesmerized all the girls and guys cannot believe he's such a baby. Baby. Chorus: Cherry Boy! Cherry x2. You're on your way baby x3 Today. Today. Today you're on your way. Cherry. Lead: Welcome to tinsel town. Chorus: Cherry Boy! Yeah. You gotta get on. Get on. Cherry Boy! All the way. x3 Lead: This ain't no rehearsal baby. Chorus: Cherry Boy Lead: This is it. You're in a real show Chorus: Come on! x3 Lead: Turn em on! Turn em on. Chorus: Come on Cherry. x2 Cherry, Cherry. Lead: Come on kid we got a show to do! Chorus: Cherry. Cherry. Lead: Never give it away. Make 'em pay You gonna have fine, fine things. Chorus: Cherry Boy. Lead: Big time! Big Time! You gonna make it big Chorus: Cherry. Cherry.

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Running Time 5:29 Performers Richard Mirayes (Featured Vocalist), Bob Crewe (Background Vocals), Michael DeLugg (Mixing), Michael DeLugg (Editing), Patti Austin (Background Vocals), John Beal (Percussion), Carla Benson (Background Vocals), Yvette/Evette Benton/Benson (Background Vocals), Cindy Bullens (Guitars), Cindy Bullens (Background Vocals), Vivien Cherry (Background Vocals), Sam(uel) Clayton (Percussion), Rich(ard) Cooper (Trumpets), Laura Creamer (Background Vocals), James/Jim A. Decker (French Horn), Assa Drori (Violins), Bernard/Bernie Fleischer (Saxophone), Bernard/Bernie Fleischer (Flute), Harold Garrett (Trombones), Bob Glaub (Bass), Gwen Guthrie (Background Vocals), Bob Hardwick (Background Vocals), Barbara Ingram (Background Vocals), Tom(i) (Thomas) Jenkins (Trombones), Glen(n) Jordan (Guitars), Mark (T.) Jordan (Keyboards), Jan Joyce (Background Vocals), Randy Joyce (Background Vocals), Ray(mond) Kell(e)y (Celli), Jerome Kessler (Celli), Jon Kip (Saxophone), Jon Kip (Flute), Jon Kip (Woodwinds), Raphael Kramer (Celli), Steve Kravitz (Saxophone), Steve Kravitz (Flute), Betty LaMagna/La Magna (Violins), Carl LaMagna/La Magna (Violins), Marvin Limonick (Violins), Verlye Mills/Mills Brilhart (Harp), Richard Mirayes (Background Vocals), Sue Mirayes (Background Vocals), Tom(my) Morgan (Harmonica), Sidney Muldrow (French Horn), Steven Olitzky (Keyboards), Joe Roccisano (Saxophone), Joe Roccisano (Flute), Bobby Shew (Trumpets), Richard/Rick Shlosser (Drums), LuAnn/Lu Ann Sim(m)s (Background Vocals), Arty Simon (Background Vocals), Joseph Step(h)ansky (Violins), Sally Stevens (Background Vocals), Gloria Strassner (Celli), Robert Sushel (Violins), Julia Tillman Waters/Waters Tilman/Waters/Tillman (Background Vocals), Robert(o) Torres (Percussion), Trevor Veitch (Lead Guitar), Rick Vito (Guitars), Dorothy Wade (Violins), Carolyn Willis (Background Vocals) Appears On Street Talk (0000) The Bob Crewe Generation

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(C) 1976 Heart's Delight Music/Goose Rock Music BMI

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2009-03-24