Tell Me What He Said

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"Tell Me What He Said"
Single by Helen Shapiro
B-side"I Apologise"
Released1962 (UK)
Recorded1961/1962
GenrePop music
LabelColumbia (EMI) DB 4715 (UK)
Songwriter(s)Jeff Barry
Helen Shapiro singles chronology
"Walkin' Back to Happiness"
(1961)
"Tell Me What He Said"
(1962)
"Let's Talk About Love"
(1962)

"Tell Me What He Said" is a 1960 pop song written by Jeff Barry. The song was first recorded by American singer Ginny Arnell, as the B-side of her single "Look Who's Talkin'".[1][2] It was later recorded in Britain by Helen Shapiro, whose version reached number 2 on the UK singles chart in early 1962.[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1962) Peak
position
India Singles Charts 1 [4]
UK Singles Chart 2 [5]
Irish Singles Charts 2 [4]
New Zealand Charts 4[6]
Israeli Singles Chart 5 [7]
Norway VG-lista 5 [7]

References

  1. ^ "Tell Me What He Said", SecondhandSongs.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016
  2. ^ Ginny Arnell, "Look Who's Talkin'", 45cat.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016
  3. ^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 694. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine, April 21, 1962". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Billboard Magazine, March 31, 1962". Billboard.
  6. ^ Helen Shapiro - Flavour of New Zealand. Flavour of New Zealand
  7. ^ a b "Billboard Magazine, May 5, 1962". Billboard.