"The Girls' Song" is a song written by Jimmy Webb and performed by The 5th Dimension. The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Webb.The 5th Dimension, "The Girls' Song" single release Retrieved January 19, 2015 It was featured on their 1967 album, The Magic Garden, but was not released as a single until its release from their 1970 album, Greatest Hits.The 5th Dimension, Greatest Hits Retrieved January 19, 2015
By Webb's own admission, this was his attempt to write a song that sounded like the work of Burt Bacharach. As Webb wrote upon Bacharach's death, "I learned about chords from listening to Burt’s songs on the radio. I tried to write like him (listen to my song 'The Girl’s Song' by The Fifth Dimension). He was integral to my informal songwriting education."
Chart performance It reached #6 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #43 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #97 in Australia in 1970.The 5th Dimension, "The Girls' Song" Chart Positions Retrieved January 19, 2015
Other versions A version of the song by Jackie DeShannon was featured on the 2003 album, Tunesmith: The Songs of Jimmy Webb A version of the song by The Spencer Davis Group was featured on the 2016 album, Taking Out Time Complete Recordings 1967-1969
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