Patsy Ann Noble - Good Looking Boy (1961)

(Johnny Devlin)
 Australia
Original version
#16 Sydney #6 Melbourne #13 Brisbane #8 Adelaide

Orchestra directed by Geoff Harvey.

Single on His Master’s Voice October 1961 by Australian singer, dancer and actress (1944-2021) born to Sydney theatrical figures Buster Noble and Helen de Paul.

Patsy Ann Noble was a teenage star of national TV pop show Bandstand and was signed by His Master’s Voice for a number of singles of which Good Lookin’ Boy was the most successful.

After moving to Britain in 1962 she released further singles on EMI’s Columbia label without commercial success. However, from childhood she had appeared in theatrical productions in Sydney, and in Britain she was increasingly seen in cinema and TV acting roles. Her acting career flourished from the mid-60s in the USA where she became known as Trisha Noble.

See also:
Don’t You Ever Change Your Mind (1963), recorded in England. It was adapted as Ça pourrait changer (1964) and notably recorded by Brigitte Bardot. Patsy Ann also recorded the adaptation in France (1964).

The writer
Johnny Devlin (b. 1938 in Raetihi) was a New Zealander who had been a pioneering rock’n’roll star in his home country. Devlin’s New Zealand success was in covering American rock’n’roll, and his repertoire included a range of astutely chosen covers, many away from the mainstream. However, most of his charting Australian records were originals, usually written or co-written by himself.
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See under Hey Little Angel for more examples of Devlin’s work.