People Say (song)

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"People Say"
Single by The Dixie Cups
from the album Chapel of Love
B-side "Girls Can Tell"
ReleasedJuly 1964
Format 7" vinyl
Genre Pop, R&B
Length2:20
Label Red Bird
Songwriter(s) Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich
Producer(s) Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry
The Dixie Cups singles chronology
"Chapel of Love"
(1964)
"People Say"
(1964)
"You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked at Me"
(1964)
Chapel of Love
(1964)
"People Say"
(1964)
"You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked at Me"
(1964)

"People Say" is a hit single written by the Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich songwriting team and made popular by the American pop girl group The Dixie Cups. It was originally released in July 1964 on the Red Bird Records label. The song was arranged by Mike Stoller. Billboard named the song #53 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. [1]

Jeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Then He Kissed Me", "Be My Baby", "Chapel of Love", and "River Deep - Mountain High" ; "Leader of the Pack" ; and "Sugar, Sugar".

Ellie Greenwich American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer

Eleanor Louise Greenwich was an American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. She wrote or co-wrote "Be My Baby", "Christmas ", "Da Doo Ron Ron", "Leader of the Pack", "Do Wah Diddy Diddy", and "River Deep – Mountain High", among others.

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s. The terms "popular music" and "pop music" are often used interchangeably, although the former describes all music that is popular and includes many diverse styles. "Pop" and "rock" were roughly synonymous terms until the late 1960s, when they became increasingly differentiated from each other.

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Background

Sung by Barbara Ann Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins, and Joan Marie Johnson, it was the second hit collaboration between the Dixie Cups and the Barry-Greenwich team, with the first being their breakthrough hit "Chapel of Love". [2] Produced by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, [3] the single was a hit peaking at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart. [4] It also charted at number 7 on the R&B Singles Chart. [5] In Canada, "People Say" reached number 7 on the RPM Chart. [6] It was the second single taken from the Dixie Cups' debut studio album Chapel of Love , issued on Red Bird Records in August 1964. [7] The album peaked at number 112 on the Billboard 200 chart. [7]

"Chapel of Love" is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector, and made famous by The Dixie Cups in 1964, spending three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. The song tells of the happiness and excitement the narrator feels on her wedding day, for she and her love are going to the "chapel of love", and "we'll never be lonely anymore." Many other artists have recorded the song.

<i>Billboard</i> (magazine) American music magazine

Billboard is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries. It publishes pieces involving news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style, and is also known for its music charts, including the Hot 100 and Billboard 200, tracking the most popular songs and albums in different genres. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows.

<i>RPM</i> (magazine) Canadian music industry publication

RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.

Chart performance

Chart (1964)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 12
R&B Singles Chart7
Canada RPM 7

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