Girls Girls Girls (The Coasters song)
| "Girls Girls Girls" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Coasters | ||||
| A-side | "Girls Girls Girls (part I)" | |||
| B-side | "Girls Girls Girls (part II)" | |||
| Released | July 1961 | |||
| Recorded | February 9, 1961 | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | Atco Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller | |||
| The Coasters singles chronology | ||||
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| "Girls! Girls! Girls!" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Elvis Presley | |
| from the album Girls! Girls! Girls! | |
| Published | 1962 |
| Recorded | March 27, 1962 |
| Length | 2:34 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Sholes[1] |
"Girls Girls Girls", or "Girls! Girls! Girls!", is a song written and produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.[2][3][4]
It was originally recorded by The Coasters, who released it as a single in July 1961.[5][2][6][7] The Coasters were also the original performers of another Elvis Presley recording, "Little Egypt".[5]
Elvis Presley recorded his version as part of the soundtrack for his 1962 motion picture of the same name.[8][9] Its first LP release was on the eponymous soundtrack album in November 1962. In selected countries, it was also released on an eponymous EP.
Writing and recording history
[edit]The song was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller,[8] originally for rock and roll vocal group The Coasters.[10] The band recorded it in the same recording session as "Little Egypt", another song Elvis would later release.[11][12] Neither songs did much for the band's popularity,[12] only reaching number 96 on the Billboard Hot 100.[10]
Presley recorded it on Tuesday, March 27, 1962[5] during his March 26–28 soundtrack recordings for the Paramount movie Girls! Girls! Girls! at the Radio Recorders studio in Hollywood, California.[13]
In 1965 the song was covered by English band The Fourmost.[6]
Track listings
[edit]The Coasters version
[edit]7" single (Atco 6024, August 1961)[2][14]
- "Girls, Girls, Girls Part 1"
- "Girls, Girls, Girls Part 2"
Elvis Presley version
[edit]See Girls! Girls! Girls! (soundtrack)
Charts
[edit]The Coasters version
[edit]| Chart (1961) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10] | 96 |
Elvis Presley version
[edit]| Chart (1962) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Wallonia)[15] | 50 |
References
[edit]- ^ "australian-charts.com - Elvis Presley - Girls! Girls! Girls!". Retrieved 2017-01-07.
- ^ a b c Jay Warner (2006). American Singing Groups: A History from 1940s to Today. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 126–. ISBN 978-0-634-09978-6.
Girls! Girls! Girls! Leiber Stoller.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1963. pp. 1195–.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1963. pp. 1195–.
- ^ a b c David Neale (2003). Roots of Elvis. iUniverse. pp. 40–. ISBN 978-0-595-29505-0.
- ^ a b Jerry Leiber (7 October 2010). Elvis Hound Dog: The Leiber and Stoller Autobiography. Omnibus Press. pp. 340–. ISBN 978-0-85712-494-4.
- ^ Alanna Nash (1 February 2012). Elvis and the Memphis Mafia. Aurum Press. pp. 279–. ISBN 978-1-84513-759-5.
- ^ a b Jerry Hopkins (1 July 2014). Elvis: The Biography. Plexus Publishing. pp. 199–. ISBN 978-0-85965-899-7.
- ^ James L. Neibaur (4 April 2014). The Elvis Movies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 109–. ISBN 978-1-4422-3074-3.
- ^ a b c Veta Gardner (15 June 2007). Yakety Yak I Fought Back: My Life With the Coasters. AuthorHouse. pp. 165–. ISBN 978-1-4670-8812-1.
- ^ "Elvis Presley: Original Version Recordings of Songs He Sang". Davidneale.eu. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ a b Joel Selvin (15 April 2014). Here Comes the Night: The Dark Soul of Bert Berns and the Dirty Business of Rhythm and Blues. Counterpoint LLC. pp. 126–. ISBN 978-1-61902-378-9.
- ^ Kevin Crouch; Tanja Crouch (9 April 2012). The Gospel According To Elvis. Music Sales Group. pp. 174–. ISBN 978-0-85712-758-7.
- ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (24 July 1961). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 12–. ISSN 0006-2510.
Girls! Girls! Girls! Leiber Stoller.
{{cite book}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "australian-charts.com - Elvis Presley - Girls! Girls! Girls!". Retrieved 2017-01-07.
