Talk to Me (Joe Seneca song)
| "Talk to Me, Talk to Me" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Little Willie John | |
| from the album Talk to Me | |
| B-side | "Spasms" |
| Released | January 1958 |
| Recorded | January 4, 1958, New York, NY |
| Genre | Rhythm and blues |
| Label | King 5108 |
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Seneca |
"Talk to Me", or "Talk to Me, Talk to Me", is a song written by Joe Seneca.[1] Originally recorded in 1958 by Little Willie John, whose version charted #5 R&B and #20 Pop, "Talk to Me" was also recorded by Seneca himself in 1960[2] and covered by numerous other performers, including Sunny & the Sunglows (1963) and The Beach Boys (1976).
The Beach Boys version
| "Talk to Me (Medley)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by The Beach Boys | |
| from the album 15 Big Ones | |
| Released | July 5, 1976 |
| Recorded | March 19, 1976 |
| Length | 2:14 |
| Songwriter(s) | Joe Seneca |
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
The Beach Boys covered the song with an added interpolation of the 1959 Freddy Cannon song "Tallahassee Lassie".
- Personnel
- Carl Wilson – lead Vocals, backing vocals, bass
- Brian Wilson – backing vocals, ARP String Ensemble, piano, organ, Moog bass
- Dennis Wilson – backing vocals, drums
- Mike Love – backing vocals
- Al Jardine – backing vocals
- Billy Hinsche – guitar
- Ed Carter – guitar
Other cover versions
- 1960 Joe Seneca
- 1961 Bobby Vee, on Bobby Vee
- 1961 Jean DuShon single, produced by Phil Spector
- 1963 Sunny & the Sunglows
- 1967 The Avons
- 1969 Al Green, on Green Is Blues
- 1973 Johnnie Taylor, on Taylored in Silk
- 1976 The Beach Boys, on 15 Big Ones
- 1978 Freddy Fender, on Swamp Gold
- 1978 Ray Stevens, on There Is Something on Your Mind
- 1982 Mickey Gilley, who had his fifteenth number one country hit, with his version.[3]
- 1983 Colorblind James Experience (single)
- 1994 Ace Cannon on Entertainer.
- 2015 Mel Carter on Mel Carter Continues
References
- ^ ""La Onda Chicano: Sunny Ozuna, still talking – to you, me, and Texicans everywhere" by Greg Beets". The Austin Chronicle. 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
- ^ "Reviews of This Week's Singles". Billboard. 72 (46): 37. November 14, 1960. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 137.