"His Girl" is a song written by Johnny Cowell and performed by The Guess Who. In its original recorded version, it reached #19 in Canada.[1] A remixed version, with an overdubbed string section and other embellishments, reached #45 in the United Kingdom[2] in 1967. The song was also released in the United States as a single in February 1967, but it did not chart.[3]
| "His Girl" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the 1966 Canadian single | ||||
| Single by The Guess Who | ||||
| B-side | "It's My Pride" | |||
| Released | December 1966 (Canada and UK) February 1967 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:04 | |||
| Label | Quality Records 1863 (Canada) King Records 1044 (UK) Amy Records 976 (US) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Johnny Cowell | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Burns, John Edwards | |||
| The Guess Who singles chronology | ||||
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The song was produced by Bob Burns, with production on the overdubbed UK version being credited to both Burns and John Edwards.[4]
The B-side "It's My Pride" was included on the 2001 box set Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969 and on the 2005 German release Beatschuppen: Essential Club Music From The 60s [1].
References
edit- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - March 25, 1967" (PDF).
- ^ The Guess Who, "His Girl" United Kingdom Chart Position Retrieved March 9, 2015
- ^ The Guess Who, "His Girl" U.S. single release Retrieved March 9, 2015
- ^ The Guess Who, "His Girl" Canadian single release Retrieved March 9, 2015
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