Talk to Me (Joe Seneca song)

"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).

"Talk to Me, Talk to Me"
Single by Little Willie John
from the album Talk to Me
B-side"Spasms"
ReleasedJanuary 1958 (1958-01)
RecordedJanuary 4, 1958, New York, NY
GenreRhythm and blues
LabelKing
5108
Songwriter(s)Joe Seneca

The Beach Boys version

"Talk to Me (Medley)"
Song by The Beach Boys
from the album 15 Big Ones
ReleasedJuly 5, 1976 (1976-07-05)
RecordedMarch 19, 1976 (1976-03-19)
Length2:14
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

Other cover versions

References

  1. ""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.
  2. "Reviews of This Week's Singles". Billboard. 72 (46): 37. November 14, 1960. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 137.
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