Hey Girl (Freddie Scott song)

"Hey Girl" is a song written and composed by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. It first became a popular Top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1963 when recorded by Freddie Scott. Donny Osmond took the song back to the Billboard top ten chart with his remake in 1972. There have also been many other cover versions of this song, including a cover by Billy Joel in 1997.

"Hey Girl"

Single by Billy Joel

from the album Greatest Hits Volume III

Released

1997

Format

Recorded

New York, 1992

Pop

Gerry Goffin, Carole King

Producer(s)

Billy Joel, Danny Kortchmar

Billy Joel singles chronology

"To Make You Feel My Love"
(1997)

"Hey Girl"
(1997)

"All My Life"
(2007)

Freddie Scott version

Background

"Hey Girl" first became a hit for Freddie Scott in 1963, peaking at number ten on both the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles and R&B charts.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1963)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	10
U.S. Billboard R&B Singles	10

Donny Osmond version

"Hey Girl"

Single by Donny Osmond

from the album Portrait of Donny

B-side

"I Knew You When"

Released

November 6, 1971

Format

Vinyl record 7" single

Recorded

September 10, 1971

Genre

Pop

Length

3:13

Label

MGM

Writer(s)

Gerry Goffin, Carole King

Producer(s)

Rick Hall

Certification

Gold (RIAA)

Donny Osmond singles chronology

"Go Away Little Girl"
(1971)

"Hey Girl"
(1971)

Puppy Love"
(1972)

Background

Donny Osmond released a version of this song on November 6, 1971. It reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 15, 1972. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on July 28, 1972.

Chart performance

Chart (1972)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100	9

Billy Joel version

Background

Billy Joel recorded the song as part of the new material featured on his 1997 compilation album Greatest Hits Volume III. Jazz musician Everette Harp plays saxophone on the track.

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary	13

Other versions

Aside from the above mentioned cover versions, "Hey Girl" has been remade by many artists.

In 1966, The Righteous Brothers covered this song on their Soul & Inspiration album from Verve Records.
Carole King recorded the song on her 1980 album Pearls, which consists of the materials she wrote with Goffin during the 1960s. King also played the song as a part of medley during her 2000s concert tour entitled The Living Room, which was released as the double live album in 2005.
A cover version performed by Ray Charles with Michael McDonald was included on Genius Loves Company, the 2004 Grammy Award-winning posthumous album of Charles.
George Benson. Livin' Inside Your Love album, a 1979 Warner Bros. Records Inc. release.
Isaac Hayes recorded a version for his 1986 Columbia Records album U-Turn.
The Temptations released a version of the song on their Cloud 9 album in 1969.

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 514.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Freddie Scott

Songs	"Hey, Girl" "I Got A Woman" "Are You Lonely For Me" "Cry to Me" "I Shall Be Released"

Bobby Vee

Singles	"Devil or Angel" "Rubber Ball" "More Than I Can Say" "How Many Tears" "Take Good Care of My Baby" "Run to Him" "Please Don't Ask About Barbara" "Sharing You" "Punish Her" "A Forever Kind of Love" "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" "Charms" "Come Back When You Grow Up" "Medley:My Girl/Hey Girl"

B-Sides	"Everyday"

Billy Joel

Studio albums	Cold Spring Harbor Piano Man Streetlife Serenade Turnstiles The Stranger 52nd Street Glass Houses The Nylon Curtain An Innocent Man The Bridge Storm Front River of Dreams Fantasies & Delusions

Live albums	Songs in the Attic KOHЦEPT 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert 12 Gardens Live Live at Shea Stadium: The Concert

Compilations	Greatest Hits, Vol. 1–3 Souvenir: The Ultimate Collection The Ultimate Collection The Essential Billy Joel Piano Man: The Very Best of Billy Joel My Lives The Hits

Singles	"She's Got a Way" "Piano Man" "You're My Home" "Worse Comes to Worst" "Travelin' Prayer" "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" "The Entertainer" "Just the Way You Are" "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" "Only the Good Die Young" "She's Always a Woman" "Vienna" "The Stranger" "My Life" "Big Shot" "Honesty" "Until the Night" "All for Leyna" "You May Be Right" "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" "Don't Ask Me Why" "Sometimes a Fantasy" "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" (Live) "She's Got a Way" (Live) "Pressure" "Allentown" "Goodnight Saigon" "Tell Her About It" "Uptown Girl" "An Innocent Man" "The Longest Time" "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" "This Night" "Keeping the Faith" "You're Only Human (Second Wind)" "The Night Is Still Young" "Modern Woman" "A Matter of Trust" "This Is the Time" "Baby Grand" "Back in the U.S.S.R." (Live) "We Didn't Start the Fire" "Leningrad" "I Go to Extremes" "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" "That's Not Her Style" "And So It Goes" "Shameless" "All Shook Up" "The River of Dreams" "All About Soul" "No Man's Land" "Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel)" "To Make You Feel My Love" "Hey Girl" "All My Life" "Christmas in Fallujah"

Other songs	"Captain Jack" "Root Beer Rag" "New York State of Mind" "Prelude/Angry Young Man" "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)" "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" "Zanzibar" "Scandinavian Skies" "Big Man on Mulberry Street"

Tours	An Innocent Man Tour Face to Face 1994 Face to Face 1995 Face to Face 1998 Face to Face 2001 Face to Face 2003 Face to Face 2009 Face to Face 2010 Billy Joel in Concert

Film	The Last Play at Shea

See also	Discography Movin' Out Billy Joel Band The Hassles Attila Alexa Ray Joel Christie Brinkley Katie Lee "Movin' Out" (Glee)

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