Rock and roll music
"With a Girl Like You" is a song by English rock band the Troggs, released as a single in July 1966. On the back of the success of "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You" topped the charts in the UK, and was similarly a success across Europe, but did not fare as well in the US, only peaking at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6]
Background and release
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With a Girl Like You
The Troggs
Discográfica: Fontana · · Productor: Larry Page[4]
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With a Girl Like You
The Troggs •
The Troggs •
w: Reg Presley •
1966 .5 .22
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2:07 |
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I Want You
The Troggs •
The Troggs •
w: Larry Page/Colin Frechter •
1966 .7
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2:14 |
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Album
From Nowhere(called Wild Thing in the United States)
Fecha Lanzamiento: Julio 1966 · Fecha Grabación: 1966 -Discográfica: Fontana · · Productor: Larry Page
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Wild Thing
The Troggs •
The Troggs • 1966
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2:37 |
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The Kitty Cat Song
The Troggs •
• 1966
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2:11 |
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Ride Your Pony
The Troggs •
• 1966
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2:24 |
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4
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Hi Hi Hazel
The Troggs •
The Troggs • 1966
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2:47 |
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5
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I Just Sing
The Troggs •
• 1966
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0:00 |
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6
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Evil
The Troggs •
• 1966
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0:00 |
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7
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Our Love Will Still Be There
The Troggs •
• 1966
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0:00 |
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8
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Louie Louie
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• 1966
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3:01 |
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9
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Jingle Jangle
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• 1966
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0:00 |
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10
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When I`m with You
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• 1966
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0:00 |
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11
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From Home
The Troggs •
The Troggs • 1966
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2:22 |
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Jaguar and Thunderbird
The Troggs •
• 1966
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2:01 |
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Wild Thing
The Troggs •
The Troggs • 1966
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2:37 |
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From Home
The Troggs •
The Troggs • 1966
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2:22 |
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I Just Sing
The Troggs •
• 1966
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0:00 |
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Hi Hi Hazel
The Troggs •
The Troggs • 1966
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2:47 |
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Lost Girl
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• 1966
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0:00 |
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Evil
The Troggs •
• 1966
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0:00 |
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With A Girl Like You
The Troggs •
The Troggs • 1966
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2:07 |
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Our Love Will Still Be There
The Troggs •
• 1966
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0:00 |
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Jingle Jangle
The Troggs •
• 1966
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0:00 |
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When I`m With You
The Troggs •
• 1966
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0:00 |
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Your Love
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• 1966
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1:52 |
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I Want You
The Troggs •
The Troggs • 1966
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2:14 |
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| "With a Girl Like You" | ||||
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 Dutch picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by the Troggs | ||||
| B-side | "I Want You" | |||
| Released | 8 July 1966[1] | |||
| Studio | Olympic, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:08 | |||
| Label | Fontana | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Reg Presley[4] | |||
| Producer(s) | Larry Page[4] | |||
| The Troggs singles chronology | ||||
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Review
"With a Girl Like You" is a song by English rock band the Troggs, released as a single in July 1966. On the back of the success of "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You" topped the charts in the UK, and was similarly a success across Europe, but did not fare as well in the US, only peaking at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6]
Background and release
Leer más"With a Girl Like You" was written by the Troggs` lead vocalist Reg Presley whilst he was a bricklayer. He took inspiration from the vocals in "Barbara Ann", which became a hit for the Beach Boys in early 1966.[7] "With a Girl Like You" was recorded at Olympic Studios at the same time as their previous single "Wild Thing". Both songs were recorded in two takes because they only had a short amount of recording time; manager Larry Page got them into the studio at the end of a session for his orchestra.[8][9] The hook, with Presley shouting "Ba ba ba ba ba", was initially planned to be performed on trumpets, though the band opted for vocals instead.[7]
"Wild Thing" had been simultaneously released in the US in May 1966 on two record labels, Atco and Fontana. Atco had released "With a Girl Like You" as the B-side, whereas Fontana released "Wild Thing" with the Presley-penned "From Home". Therefore, in July, Fontana released "With a Girl Like You" as a A-side single with "I Want You", written by Page and Colin Frechter, as the B-side, which is the same as the release in the UK.[10][11]
Reception
Reviewing for New Musical Express, Derek Johnson wrote that "With a Girl Like You" "doesn`t have the novelty spoken passages and tempo breaks of "Wild Thing" but it does have another gimmick – at the end of each line. The soloist repeats the melody in a sort of scat vocal that everyone can join in. It`s a catchy mid-tempo tune, fairly simple in construction, and therefore quickly assimilated".[12] Record Mirror wrote that it "should be every bit as big as "Wild Thing"" and similarly that "the boys plunge into a steady mid-tempo, with rasping lead voice, and sturdy beat and several vocal gimmicks on a teen song if ever there was one".[13] Cash Box described it as "a low-down, funky, blues-soaked romancer".[14]
Charts
| Chart (1966–67) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Go-Set)[15] | 4 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[16] | 8 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] | 12 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] | 8 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[20] | 16 |
| Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[21] | 3 |
| Finland (Soumen Virallinen)[22] | 13 |
| Germany (GfK)[23] | 2 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[24] | 2 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[25] | 11 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] | 1 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[28] | 1 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[29] | 2 |
| Rhodesia (Lyons Maid)[30] | 1 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[31] | 1 |
| Spain (Promusicae)[32] | 6 |
| Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[33] | 2 |
| Sweden (Tio i Topp)[34] | 1 |
| UK Disc and Music Echo Top 50[35] | 1 |
| UK Melody Maker Top 50[36] | 1 |
| UK New Musical Express Top 30[37] | 1 |
| UK Record Retailer Top 50[5] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 29 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[38] | 41 |
"With a Girl Like You" is a song by English rock band the Troggs, released as a single in July 1966. On the back of the success of "Wild Thing", "With a Girl Like You" topped the charts in the UK, and was similarly a success across Europe, but did not fare as well in the US, only peaking at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6]
Background and release
"With a Girl Like You" was written by the Troggs` lead vocalist Reg Presley whilst he was a bricklayer. He took inspiration from the vocals in "Barbara Ann", which became a hit for the Beach Boys in early 1966.[7] "With a Girl Like You" was recorded at Olympic Studios at the same time as their previous single "Wild Thing". Both songs were recorded in two takes because they only had a short amount of recording time; manager Larry Page got them into the studio at the end of a session for his orchestra.[8][9] The hook, with Presley shouting "Ba ba ba ba ba", was initially planned to be performed on trumpets, though the band opted for vocals instead.[7]
"Wild Thing" had been simultaneously released in the US in May 1966 on two record labels, Atco and Fontana. Atco had released "With a Girl Like You" as the B-side, whereas Fontana released "Wild Thing" with the Presley-penned "From Home". Therefore, in July, Fontana released "With a Girl Like You" as a A-side single with "I Want You", written by Page and Colin Frechter, as the B-side, which is the same as the release in the UK.[10][11]
Reception
Reviewing for New Musical Express, Derek Johnson wrote that "With a Girl Like You" "doesn`t have the novelty spoken passages and tempo breaks of "Wild Thing" but it does have another gimmick – at the end of each line. The soloist repeats the melody in a sort of scat vocal that everyone can join in. It`s a catchy mid-tempo tune, fairly simple in construction, and therefore quickly assimilated".[12] Record Mirror wrote that it "should be every bit as big as "Wild Thing"" and similarly that "the boys plunge into a steady mid-tempo, with rasping lead voice, and sturdy beat and several vocal gimmicks on a teen song if ever there was one".[13] Cash Box described it as "a low-down, funky, blues-soaked romancer".[14]
Charts
| Chart (1966–67) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Go-Set)[15] | 4 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[16] | 8 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] | 12 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] | 8 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[20] | 16 |
| Denmark (Danmarks Radio)[21] | 3 |
| Finland (Soumen Virallinen)[22] | 13 |
| Germany (GfK)[23] | 2 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[24] | 2 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[25] | 11 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] | 1 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[28] | 1 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[29] | 2 |
| Rhodesia (Lyons Maid)[30] | 1 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[31] | 1 |
| Spain (Promusicae)[32] | 6 |
| Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[33] | 2 |
| Sweden (Tio i Topp)[34] | 1 |
| UK Disc and Music Echo Top 50[35] | 1 |
| UK Melody Maker Top 50[36] | 1 |
| UK New Musical Express Top 30[37] | 1 |
| UK Record Retailer Top 50[5] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[6] | 29 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[38] | 41 |