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Girl Talk (Neal Hefti song)

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"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".

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)
  • Claude Nougaro Dansez sur moi

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    References

    Girl Talk (Neal Hefti song) Wikipedia
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