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Girl Talk, like all Lesley Gore's early albums, had a few hits surrounded by songs that were somewhat less memorable and sometimes extremely less memorable. But it was also higher in quality than many would surmise, though inconsistent. The highlights, though, were the big hits, which were both mighty fine: "Maybe I Know," her last real classically girl group-flavored smash, and the very credible Phil Spector-esque "Look of Love." There were a couple of very low-charting songs that had their nifty points: "Hey Now" saw Gore getting more into bluesy soul than she'd ever gotten before, while "Sometimes I Wish I Were a Boy" had lyrics guaranteed to appeal to lovers of camp for decades to come. Beyond those obvious tracks of note, "Wonder Boy" was a good blue-eyed soul ripoff of Martha & the Vandellas' "Heat Wave" groove, and "Little Girl Go Home" an effective downbeat piece whose arrangement had a despondent drama in the "You Don't Own Me" mold. Beyond that, the drop-off in quality was sharper, though the filler was acceptable late girl group-style stuff, and better than the filler on her earliest albums. There was also one of Gore's infrequent own compositions, "I Died Inside," a fair number that fit in well with the more lovelorn facets of the Gore gestalt. The very best of these songs are on the better and lengthier Gore best-ofs, but on its own it's actually a reasonable LP, and certainly one of her better ones.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Quincy Jones, Producer - CLAUS OGERMAN, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lesley Gore, MainArtist - Sonny Gordon, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group
David White, ComposerLyricist - John Madara, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer - Billy Carl, ComposerLyricist - Lesley Gore, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Quincy Jones, Producer - Larry Marks, ComposerLyricist - Lesley Gore, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Quincy Jones, Producer - Jeff Barry, ComposerLyricist - Ellie Greenwich, ComposerLyricist - CLAUS OGERMAN, Conductor, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lesley Gore, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Van McCoy, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer - CLAUS OGERMAN, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lesley Gore, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Quincy Jones, Producer - Jeff Barry, ComposerLyricist - Ellie Greenwich, ComposerLyricist - CLAUS OGERMAN, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Lesley Gore, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group A Universal Company
Quincy Jones, Producer - Lesley Gore, MainArtist - John Gluck Jr., ComposerLyricist - Steve Donroy, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Quincy Jones, Producer - Mann Curtis, ComposerLyricist - CLAUS OGERMAN, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Davis, ComposerLyricist - Lesley Gore, MainArtist - Frank Herve, ComposerLyricist - Kelly Ross, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Quincy Jones, Producer - Lesley Gore, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Quincy Jones, Producer - CLAUS OGERMAN, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sidney Wyche, ComposerLyricist - James B.G. Steward, ComposerLyricist - Lesley Gore, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Quincy Jones, Producer - Lesley Gore, MainArtist - Len Praverman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Van McCoy, ComposerLyricist - Quincy Jones, Producer - Lesley Gore, MainArtist
℗ 1964 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Girl Talk, like all Lesley Gore's early albums, had a few hits surrounded by songs that were somewhat less memorable and sometimes extremely less memorable. But it was also higher in quality than many would surmise, though inconsistent. The highlights, though, were the big hits, which were both mighty fine: "Maybe I Know," her last real classically girl group-flavored smash, and the very credible Phil Spector-esque "Look of Love." There were a couple of very low-charting songs that had their nifty points: "Hey Now" saw Gore getting more into bluesy soul than she'd ever gotten before, while "Sometimes I Wish I Were a Boy" had lyrics guaranteed to appeal to lovers of camp for decades to come. Beyond those obvious tracks of note, "Wonder Boy" was a good blue-eyed soul ripoff of Martha & the Vandellas' "Heat Wave" groove, and "Little Girl Go Home" an effective downbeat piece whose arrangement had a despondent drama in the "You Don't Own Me" mold. Beyond that, the drop-off in quality was sharper, though the filler was acceptable late girl group-style stuff, and better than the filler on her earliest albums. There was also one of Gore's infrequent own compositions, "I Died Inside," a fair number that fit in well with the more lovelorn facets of the Gore gestalt. The very best of these songs are on the better and lengthier Gore best-ofs, but on its own it's actually a reasonable LP, and certainly one of her better ones.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:29:43
- Main artists: Lesley Gore
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Mercury Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1964 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 1964 Mercury Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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