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Written by Dorsey Burnette, also Waitin’ in School (Rick Nelson), It’s Late (Rick Nelson) and Hey Little One (Glen Campbell)
Part of Stevie at the Beach, also Hey Harmonica Man, Beach Stomp and The Beachcomber
Written by Gerald Nelson, also Tragedy (Bette Midler), The Big Chance (Brenda Lee) and If I Were You (Elvis Presley)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Dorsey Burnette wrote 15 songs on fono
Dorsey Burnette’s most frequent co-writer is Johnny Burnette (5 songs together)
Gerald Nelson’s most frequent co-writer is Fred Burch (4 songs together)
Dorsey Burnette first appears on fono in 1957, 7 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- Dorsey Burnette and Gerald Nelson
- Part of
- Stevie at the Beach
- Written by
- Dorsey Burnette and Gerald Nelson
- Part of
- Stevie at the Beach
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Dorsey Burnette
Same writer: Gerald Nelson
Same release: Stevie at the Beach
Same writer: Dorsey Burnette
Same writer: Gerald Nelson
Same release: Stevie at the Beach
Same writer: Dorsey Burnette
Same writer: Gerald Nelson
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz Sad Boy was written by Dorsey Burnette
2MusicBrainz Sad Boy was written by Gerald Nelson
3MusicBrainz Sad Boy is part of the release Stevie at the Beach
Sad Boy is part of the release Stevie at the Beach
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Sad Boy was released on 1964-06-23