Sweet Talkin' Woman
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| "Sweet Talkin' Woman" | ||||||||||
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| Single by Electric Light Orchestra | ||||||||||
| from the album Out of the Blue | ||||||||||
| B-side | "Bluebird is Dead" (UK) "Fire On High" (US) |
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| Released | March 1978 (US) September 1978 (UK) |
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| Format | 7", 12" | |||||||||
| Recorded | 1977 Musicland Studios, Munich | |||||||||
| Genre | Classic rock, Art Rock | |||||||||
| Length | 3:47 | |||||||||
| Label | Jet Records | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Jeff Lynne | |||||||||
| Producer | Jeff Lynne | |||||||||
| Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology | ||||||||||
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"Sweet Talkin' Woman" is a 1978 single by The Electric Light Orchestra from the LP Out of the Blue. Its original title was "Dead End Street", but it was changed during recording, perhaps to avoid confusion with a 1966 hit of the same title by the Kinks. Some words that survived from that version can be heard in the opening of the third verse, “I've been livin' on a dead end street”.[1]
The track became the third top ten hit from the LP in the UK, peaking at No. 6. As a novelty, initial copies of the 12" and 7" formats were pressed in transparent purple vinyl.
The version released in the United States was 10 seconds shorter than its British counterpart due to a slightly faster mix. In the U.S., it reached #17 on the Billboard chart in spring 1978.
The song has been covered by the Christian ska band Five Iron Frenzy on their Quantity Is Job 1 EP.
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1978) | Peak Position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 38 |
| Austrian Ö3 Austria Top 40 | 27 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 6 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 6 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 17 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 Singles | 18 |
| U.S. Record World Singles | 23 |
[edit] References
- ^ Sweet Talkin' Woman Songfacts
- ^ "Chart Stats - Electric Light Orchestra". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2340. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
[edit] External links
- In-depth song analysis at the Jeff Lynne Song Database
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