Girl Talk (Neal Hefti song)
"Girl Talk" is a popular song composed by Neal Hefti, with lyrics written by Bobby Troup. It was written for the 1965 film Harlow, a biographical film about Jean Harlow, starring Carroll Baker.
The song has been described by Michael Feinstein as the "last great male chauvinistic song written in the 60's". [1]
Partial list of recordings
- Julie London, Feeling Good (1965) (wife of lyricist Bobby Troup)
- Tony Bennett, The Movie Song Album (1966)
- Sérgio Mendes, The Great Arrival (1966) (instrumental version)
- Harry James, The Ballads And The Beat! (Dot DLP 3669 and DLP 25669, 1966).
- Richard "Groove" Holmes, Super Soul (1967)
- Oscar Peterson, Girl Talk (1968)
- Betty Carter, Finally, Betty Carter (1969), Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard (1970)
- Claude Nougaro, Dansez sur moi (Girl Talk) (reprise in French), Locomotive d'or (1973)
- The King's Singers, This Is the King's Singers (1980)
- Greg Phillinganes, Significant Gains (1981)
- Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass, Speak Love (1983)
- Marla Gibbs, Alaina Reed Hall, Jackée Harry and Helen Martin, 227 (1985)
- Holly Cole, Girl Talk (1990)
- Billy May, Ultra Lounge: Vol. 16 Mondo Hollywood (1997)
- Barbara Lusch, Barbara Lusch (2004)
- Eliane Elias, I Thought About You (2013)
References
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (1999). Stephen Holden In The New York Times Theatre Reviews 1999-2000. Taylor & Francis, review from October 22, 1999 ISBN 978-0-415-93697-2. Google Book Search. Retrieved on September 18, 2009.
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