Only Sixteen
| "Only Sixteen" | ||||
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One of side-A labels of the original US single | ||||
| Single by Sam Cooke | ||||
| B-side | "Let's Go Steady Again" | |||
| Released | May 1959 | |||
| Recorded | January 4, 1959 | |||
| Studio | Rex Productions, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, soul, pop | |||
| Length | 2:00 | |||
| Label | Keen 2022 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sam Cooke | |||
| Producer(s) | Bumps Blackwell | |||
| Sam Cooke singles chronology | ||||
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"Only Sixteen" is a song by American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released in May 1959. It was a top 15 hit on Billboard's Hot R&B Sides chart and also charted within the top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. In the UK it was covered, and taken to No. 1, by Craig Douglas.