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"Help Me Girl" is a song performed by Eric Burdon in 1966. It was billed to Eric Burdon for his 1967 solo album, Eric Is Here which also featured drummer Barry Jenkins, the only group member to remain during the transition from the "first" Animals group to the "new" lineup.
| "Help Me Girl" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Eric Burdon | ||||
| from the album Eric Is Here | ||||
| B-side | "That Ain't Where It's At" | |||
| Released | December 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | MGM Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Scott English, Larry Weiss[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Wilson | |||
| Eric Burdon singles chronology | ||||
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Chart performance edit
"Help Me Girl" reached number 29 on the U.S. charts,[2] number 14 on the UK charts,[3] and number 25 in Canada - co-charting with the version by The Outsiders.[4]
Cover versions edit
- At the same time, of The Animals US release, The Outsiders released it as a single reaching number 37 on the U.S. charts.[5]
- "Help Me Girl" was covered a few times [6] and was the only single of Burdon's solo album.[original research?]
References edit
- ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 37.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 28, 1967" (PDF).
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 636.
- ^ url=https://www.whosampled.com/Eric-Burdon/Help-Me-Girl/