Don't Treat Me Like a Child

"Don't Treat Me Like a Child"
Single by Helen Shapiro
B-side	"When I'm With You"
Released	10 February 1961 (1961-02-10) (UK)
Recorded	1961
Genre	Pop
Label	Columbia (EMI)
Songwriter(s)	John Schroeder, Mike Hawker
Helen Shapiro singles chronology
"Don't Treat Me Like a Child" (1961) "You Don't Know" (1961)

"Don't Treat Me Like a Child" is the 1961 debut single of then fourteen-year-old Helen Shapiro, and was written by John Schroeder and Mike Hawker.[1] The song was recorded at Abbey Road, with a nine piece band under the direction of Martin Slavin.[2]

After Helen's appearance on the ITV musical programme Thank Your Lucky Stars, the record took off and reached a peak position of No. 3 in the UK charts, as well as being relatively well received in the rest of Europe.[2]

International chart positions

Chart (1961)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	3
New Zealand Singles Chart[3]	1
Irish Singles Chart[4]	6

References

1. Leigh, Spencer (10 July 2014). "Mike Hawker: Songwriter who won an Ivor Novello for 'Walkin' Back To Happiness', and also wrote for Dusty Springfield - Obituary". The Independent. London. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
2. Dowse, Tony (2011). The Ultimate Helen Shapiro. EMI Gold.
3. Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, August 1961. 28 August 1961. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
4. Billboard Magazine, Hits of the World, August 1961. 14 August 1961. Retrieved 23 September 2012.