Hooray for Hazel

1966 single by Tommy Roe

"Hooray for Hazel"

Single by Tommy Roe

from the album Sweet Pea

B-side

"Need Your Love"

Released

September 1966

Genre

Pop rock

Length

2:28

Label

ABC Records 10852

Songwriter(s)

Tommy Roe

Tommy Roe singles chronology

"Sweet Pea"
(1966)

"Hooray for Hazel"
(1966)

"It's Now Winters Day"
(1966)

"Hooray for Hazel" is a song written and performed by Tommy Roe with backing vocals by Lee Mallory.^[1] It reached number 1 in New Zealand,^[2] number 2 in Canada,^[3] number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100,^[4] and number 28 in Australia,^[5] in 1966. It was featured on his 1966 album Sweet Pea.^[6]

The song was ranked number 43 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1966.^[7]

Other versions

Teddy Robin and the Playboys released a version in 1967.^[8]

References

^ Tommy Roe, "Hooray for Hazel" single release Retrieved July 17, 2014
^ New Zealand Chart Position Retrieved July 17, 2014
^ Tommy Roe, "Hooray for Hazel" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved July 17, 2014
^ Tommy Roe, "Hooray for Hazel" Billboard Chart Position Retrieved July 17, 2014
^ Steffen Hung. "Forum - Chart Positions Pre 1989 Part 4 (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
^ Tommy Roe, Sweet Pea Retrieved July 17, 2014
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1966". Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014.
^ Teddy Robin and the Playboys, "Hooray for Hazel" video Retrieved July 17, 2014