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"'''Girl Talk'''" is a popular song composed by [[Neal Hefti]], with lyrics written by [[Bobby Troup]].<ref>https://secondhandsongs.com/work/91786</ref> It was written for the 1965 film ''[[Harlow (Paramount film)|Harlow]]'', a [[biographical film]] about [[Jean Harlow]], starring [[Carroll Baker]]. |
"'''Girl Talk'''" is a popular song composed by [[Neal Hefti]], with lyrics written by [[Bobby Troup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://secondhandsongs.com/work/91786|title = Original versions of Girl Talk written by Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup | SecondHandSongs| website=SecondHandSongs }}</ref> It was written for the 1965 film ''[[Harlow (Paramount film)|Harlow]]'', a [[biographical film]] about [[Jean Harlow]], starring [[Carroll Baker]]. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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The song has been described by [[Michael Feinstein]] as the "last great [[male chauvinism|male chauvinistic]] song written in the '60s".<ref>Holden, Stephen (1999). Stephen Holden In ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=CcVciO--PkgC |
The song has been described by [[Michael Feinstein]] as the "last great [[male chauvinism|male chauvinistic]] song written in the '60s".<ref>Holden, Stephen (1999). Stephen Holden In ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=CcVciO--PkgC 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.</ref> |
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==Partial list of recordings== |
==Partial list of recordings== |
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*[[Harry James]], ''The Ballads And The Beat!'' ([[Dot Records|Dot]] DLP 3669 and DLP 25669, 1966) |
*[[Harry James]], ''The Ballads And The Beat!'' ([[Dot Records|Dot]] DLP 3669 and DLP 25669, 1966) |
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*[[Kenny Burrell|The Kenny Burrell Quartet]], ''[[The Tender Gender]]'' (1966) |
*[[Kenny Burrell|The Kenny Burrell Quartet]], ''[[The Tender Gender]]'' (1966) |
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*[[Chris Montez]], ''Foolin' Around'' (1967) |
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*[[Richard "Groove" Holmes]], ''Super Soul'' (1967) |
*[[Richard "Groove" Holmes]], ''Super Soul'' (1967) |
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*[[Oscar Peterson]], ''[[Girl Talk (Oscar Peterson album)|Girl Talk]]'' (1968) |
*[[Oscar Peterson]], ''[[Girl Talk (Oscar Peterson album)|Girl Talk]]'' (1968) |
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*[[Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass]], ''[[Warm (Herb Alpert album)|Warm]]'' (1969) |
*[[Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass]], ''[[Warm (Herb Alpert album)|Warm]]'' (1969) |
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*[[Claude Nougaro]], "Dansez sur moi (Girl Talk)", ''Locomotive d'or'' (1973) |
*[[Claude Nougaro]], "Dansez sur moi (Girl Talk)", ''Locomotive d'or'' (1973) |
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*[[The King's Singers]], '' |
*[[The King's Singers]], ''Out of the Blue'' (1974) (choral arrangement by [[Patrick Gowers]]) |
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*[[Greg Phillinganes]], ''Significant Gains'' (1981) |
*[[Greg Phillinganes]], ''Significant Gains'' (1981) |
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*[[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Joe Pass]], ''[[Speak Love]]'' (1983) |
*[[Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Joe Pass]], ''[[Speak Love]]'' (1983) |
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*[[Holly Cole]], ''[[Girl Talk (Holly Cole album)|Girl Talk]]'' (1990) |
*[[Holly Cole]], ''[[Girl Talk (Holly Cole album)|Girl Talk]]'' (1990) |
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*[[Billy May]], ''[[Ultra-lounge (album series)|Ultra Lounge: Vol. 16 Mondo Hollywood]]'' (1997) |
*[[Billy May]], ''[[Ultra-lounge (album series)|Ultra Lounge: Vol. 16 Mondo Hollywood]]'' (1997) |
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*[[Barbara Lusch]], ''Barbara Lusch'' (2004) |
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*[[Eliane Elias]], ''[[I Thought About You (Eliane Elias album)|I Thought About You]]'' (2013) |
*[[Eliane Elias]], ''[[I Thought About You (Eliane Elias album)|I Thought About You]]'' (2013) |
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*[[Michelle Dowdy]], ''A Brass Act'' (Walker Records, 2014) |
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*[[Esperanza Spalding]] & [[Fred Hersch]], ''Live at the Village Vanguard'' EP (2020) |
*[[Esperanza Spalding]] & [[Fred Hersch]], ''Live at the Village Vanguard'' EP (2020) |
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*[[Vanessa Rubin]], ''Girl Talk'', Telarc (2001) |
*[[Vanessa Rubin]], ''Girl Talk'', Telarc (2001) |
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"Girl Talk" is a popular song composed by Neal Hefti, with lyrics written by Bobby Troup.[1] It was written for the 1965 film Harlow, a biographical film about Jean Harlow, starring Carroll Baker.
Background
[edit]The song has been described by Michael Feinstein as the "last great male chauvinistic song written in the '60s".[2]
Partial list of recordings
[edit]- 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)
- The Kenny Burrell Quartet, The Tender Gender (1966)
- Chris Montez, Foolin' Around (1967)
- Richard "Groove" Holmes, Super Soul (1967)
- Oscar Peterson, Girl Talk (1968)
- Betty Carter, Finally, Betty Carter (1969), Betty Carter at the Village Vanguard (1970)
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass, Warm (1969)
- Claude Nougaro, "Dansez sur moi (Girl Talk)", Locomotive d'or (1973)
- The King's Singers, Out of the Blue (1974) (choral arrangement by Patrick Gowers)
- Greg Phillinganes, Significant Gains (1981)
- Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass, Speak Love (1983)
- Marla Gibbs, Alaina Reed Hall, Jackée Harry and Helen Martin, 227 (1985)
- Johnny Griffin & Clémentine Continent Bleu (1987)
- Holly Cole, Girl Talk (1990)
- Billy May, Ultra Lounge: Vol. 16 Mondo Hollywood (1997)
- Eliane Elias, I Thought About You (2013)
- Esperanza Spalding & Fred Hersch, Live at the Village Vanguard EP (2020)
- Vanessa Rubin, Girl Talk, Telarc (2001)
References
[edit]- ^ "Original versions of Girl Talk written by Neal Hefti, Bobby Troup | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
- ^ 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.
