| Girl Talk | ||||
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| Released | 1964 | |||
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| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | Quincy Jones | |||
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Girl Talk is the fourth studio album by American singer Lesley Gore. The album, released in 1964, [1] spawned several hit singles, including "Maybe I Know," "Hey Now," and "Look of Love". The album reached number 146 on the Billboard 200. [2]
The album was less successful than its predecessors, stalling at number 146 on the US album chart. [2] It did include two Top 40 hits, however: "Maybe I Know" and "Look of Love." "Maybe I Know" was also a Top 20 hit in the UK. [3]
Retrospectively, AllMusic awarded the album three-and-a-half stars, and though commenting that the singles are the highlights, concluded that the album is "certainly one of her better" albums. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hey Now" | Sonny Gordon | 2:17 |
| 2. | "Live and Learn" | William Carl, John Madara, David White | 2:24 |
| 3. | "Say Goodbye" | Larry Marks | 2:15 |
| 4. | "Look of Love" | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | 2:02 |
| 5. | "You've Come Back" | Van McCoy | 2:17 |
| 6. | "Maybe I Know" | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | 2:37 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Sometimes I Wish I Were a Boy" | Steve Donroy, John Gluck Jr. | 2:05 |
| 8. | "Little Girl Go Home" | Manny Curtis, Frank Herve, Kelly Ross | 2:44 |
| 9. | "I Died Inside" | Lesley Gore | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Wonder Boy" | Jimmie Steward Jr., Sidney J. Wyche | 2:18 |
| 11. | "Movin' Away" | Len Praverman | 3:14 |
| 12. | "It's Just About That Time" | Van McCoy | 3:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Consolation Prize" | Edna Lewis, Gloria Shayne | 2:03 |
| 14. | "After He Takes Me Home" | Günther Heigel, Gloria Shayne | 2:01 |
| 15. | "Don't Deny It" | 2:30 | |
| 16. | "I Just Don't Know If I Can" | Carole Bayer, Lesley Gore | 2:27 |
| 17. | "That's the Boy" | Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil | 2:51 |
| 18. | "What's a Girl Supposed to Do" | Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich | 2:24 |
| 19. | "I Cannot Hope for Anyone" | Enrico Ciacci, Lesley Gore, Giovanni Meccia | 2:35 |
| 20. | "I Don't Care" | John Medora, David White | 2:28 |
| 21. | "You Didn't Look 'Round" | Glen Stuart, Nola York | 2:51 |
| 22. | "Baby That's Me" | Jackie DeShannon, Jack Nitzsche | 2:38 |
| 23. | "No Matter What You Do" | Mike Post, Dick St. John | 2:46 |
| 24. | "What Am I Gonna Do With You" | Gerry Goffin, Russ Titelman | 3:13 |
| 25. | "A Girl in Love" | Lesley Gore | 2:43 |
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