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Girlie (song)

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"Girlie"
Song by The Peddlers
from the album Birthday
A-side"Girlie"
B-side"P.S. I Love You"
WrittenRoy Phillips
LabelCBS 4720
Composer(s)Roy Phillips
Producer(s)Cyril Smith
Arranged by: The Peddlers

Girlie was a hit song by British jazz/pop trio The Peddlers in 1970, in both the UK and New Zealand.

Background

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The song which was composed by Roy Phillips was released on CBS 4720 in January, 1970. It was backed with "P.S. I Love You Girlie".[1] As a follow-up to their Top 10 hit "Birth", it didn't do as well and was a minor success.[2] New Zealand was where the song would be a classic.[3][4][5]

Along with "Birth", "Girlie" is from their Birthday album.[6]

It was also covered by Patty Pravo and released as "Il Mio Fiore Nero". Lucio Dalla did a version of the song which appears on his Terra di gaibola album.[7]

Chart performance

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Spending a total of four weeks in the UK singles chart, it peaked at No. 34 on January 31, 1970.[8][9] However in New Zealand it had had a large impression and was hugely popular, giving them their highest charting single.[10][11][5] It hit the no. 1 spot there in May 1970.[12]

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