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People Say (song)
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Wikipedia article
"'People Say'" is a hit single written by the Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich songwriting team and made popular by the American pop girl group The Dixie Cups. It was originally released in July 1964 on the Red Bird Records label. The song was arranged by Mike Stoller. 'Billboard' named the song #53 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.
Background
Sung by Barbara Ann Hawkins, Rosa Lee Hawkins, and Joan Marie Johnson, it was the second hit collaboration between the Dixie Cups and the Barry-Greenwich team, with the first being their breakthrough hit "Chapel of Love".Bronson, Fred (2003). 'The Billboard Book of Number One Hits: The Inside Story Behind Every Number One Single on Billboard's Hot 100 from 1955 to the Present' (5 ed.). Billboard Books. p. 149. Produced by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry,Betrock, Alan (1982).'Girl Groups The Story of a Sound' (1st ed.). New York: Delilah Books. Pgs. 90-94. the single was a hit peaking at number 12 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100 Chart.Whitburn, Joel (2009).'Top Pop Singles 19552008' (12th ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 282 It also charted at number 7 on the R&B Singles Chart.Whitburn, Joel (2008).'Presents Across The Charts: The 1960s' (first ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.119 In Canada, "People Say" reached number 7 on the 'RPM' Chart. It was the second single taken from the Dixie Cups' debut studio album 'Chapel of Love', issued on Red Bird Records in August 1964.Whitburn, Joel (1996). 'Top Pop Albums 19551996' (4 ed.). Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. p. 222 The album peaked at number 112 on the 'Billboard' 200 chart.
Chart performance
References
Category:1964 singles
Category:1964 songs
Category:The Dixie Cups songs
Category:Songs written by Ellie Greenwich
Category:Songs written by Jeff Barry
Category:Red Bird Records singles
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