"Soldier Boy" is a song written by Luther Dixon and Florence Greenberg and made famous by the girl group the Shirelles. Released as a single in 1962, it met with great success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks.[1]Billboard ranked it as the No. 10 song for 1962.[2]
Record executive Florence Greenberg, founder of Scepter Records (the Shirelles' record label), wrote the song and was originally titled "I'll Be True to You". The main frame of the song's lyrics make no mention of a soldier. It was only while recording at Bell Sound Studios that the Shirelles gave the song a much better title to reflect its narrative, the profession of someone's love for the titular soldier boy in which she promises to remain true to him while he's away.[3] The song was released as a singlebyThe Shirelles in 1962 and met with great success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100.[4]
"Soldier Boy" was covered too by the Mexican children's group La Onda Vaselina in 1989, titled『Yo te esperaré』and adapted by the composer and Mexican singer Julissa.
