(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet

"(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet"
Single by The Reflections
from the album (Just Like) Romeo and Juliet
B-side"Can't You Tell By the Look in My Eyes"
ReleasedFebruary 1964
Recorded1963
StudioUnited Sound Systems, Detroit (instrumental track)
RCA Studios, Chicago (vocal track)
GenrePop, doo-wop
Length2:17
LabelGolden World
Songwriter(s)Bob Hamilton, Freddie Gorman
Producer(s)Rob Reeco
The Reflections singles chronology
"You Said Goodbye"
(1963)		 "(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet"
(1964)		 "Like Columbus Did"
(1964)

"(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" is a song written by Bob Hamilton and Freddie Gorman, first made famous by the 1964 hit recording by the Reflections. The song is the first person narrative of a young man who plans to find a job so that he can buy his girlfriend presents and a car to take her out on dates. He fears that if he fails to find gainful employ, their love will fall apart, a situation he likens to the famous tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The song is widely regarded to be among the final doo-wop singles to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 during the British Invasion era.

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