"Talk to Me, Talk to Me"
Single by Little Willie John
from the album Talk to Me
B-side"Spasms"
ReleasedJanuary 1958 (1958-01)
RecordedJanuary 4, 1958
StudioNew York City
GenreRhythm and blues
LabelKing
Songwriter(s)Joe Seneca
"Talk to Me"
Single by Sunny & the Sunglows
B-side"Every Week, Every Month, Every Year"
ReleasedAugust 1963 (1963-08)
Recorded1963
GenreDoo-wop
Length2:41
LabelTear Drop
Songwriter(s)Joe Seneca
"Talk to Me"
Single by Mickey Gilley
from the album Put Your Dreams Away
B-side"Honky Tonkin' (I Guess I Done Me Some)"
ReleasedOctober 1982 (1982-10)
RecordedApril 1982
GenreCountry
Length3:10
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Joe Seneca
Producer(s)Jim Ed Norman
Mickey Gilley singles chronology
"Put Your Dreams Away"
(1982)
"Talk to Me"
(1982)
"Fool for Your Love"
(1983)

"Talk to Me", or "Talk to Me, Talk to Me", is a song written by Joe Seneca.[1] It was originally recorded in 1958 by Little Willie John, whose version reached No. 5 on the R&B chart and No. 20 on the Hot 100. "Talk to Me" was also recorded by Seneca in 1960.[2] The most successful version was recorded by Texas brown-eyed soul group Sunny & the Sunliners, who took it to number 11 on the Hot 100 in 1963.[3]

In 1982, Mickey Gilley had his fifteenth number one country hit with his version.[4]

References

  1. ""La Onda Chicano: Sunny Ozuna, still talking – to you, me, and Texicans everywhere" by Greg Beets". The Austin Chronicle. 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2008-03-31.
  2. "Reviews of This Week's Singles". Billboard. Vol. 72, no. 46. November 14, 1960. p. 37. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  3. Billboard Hot 100 October 26, 1963
  4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 137.
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