I Wish I Had a Girl

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"I Wish I Had a Girl"
Single by Henry Lee Summer
from the album Henry Lee Summer
B-side "Wing Tip Shoes"
ReleasedFebruary 1988 (1988-02) [1]
Genre
Length3:55 (7")
4:23 (album and 12" versions)
Label Epic, CBS
Songwriter Henry Lee Summer
Producer
  • Michael Frondelli
Henry Lee Summer singles chronology
"I Wish I Had a Girl"
(1988)		"Darlin' Danielle Don't"
(1988)
Music video
"I Wish I Had a Girl" on YouTube

"I Wish I Had a Girl" is a 1988 song by American musician Henry Lee Summer from his self-titled 1988 album Henry Lee Summer, which was released one year after signing with Epic Records. [2] The song also has a BPM of 127 and plays in 4
4 time signature. [3]

Contents

Music video

The song was accompanied by a music video featuring Summer walking and singing to women. However, the women leave him throughout the video. In the end he ends up with a woman. [4]

Charts

Chart performance for "I Wish I Had a Girl"
Chart (1988)Peak
position
Australia (Australian Music Report) [5] 30
US Cash Box Top 100 [6] 26
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 20
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard ) [8] 1

References

  1. ↑ "45cat – Henry Lee Summer – Wish I Had a Girl". 45cat.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  2. ↑ Ditzel, Eleanor. "Henry Lee Summer – Biography and History". Allmusic.com . Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  3. ↑ "BPM for "I Wish I Had a Girl" (Henry Lee Summer)". getsongbpm.com. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Henry Lee Summer: I Wish I Had a Girl (Video 1988)". IMDb . Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  5. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 300. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  6. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.
  7. ↑ "Henry Lee Summer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard . Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Henry Lee Summer Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard . Retrieved October 19, 2020.
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