Help Me Girl
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"Help Me Girl" is a song performed by Eric Burdon
in 1966. It was billed to Eric Burdon & The Animals for his 1967 solo album, Eric Is Here
which also featured drummer Barry Jenkins
, the only group member to remain during the transition from the "first" Animals group to the "new" lineup. It reached number 29 on the U.S. charts
and number 14 on the UK charts
.
At the same time, The Outsiders
released it as a single reaching number 37 on the U.S. charts.
"Help Me Girl" was covered a few times and was the only single of Burdon's solo album.
Eric Burdon
Eric Victor Burdon is an English singer-songwriter best known as a founding member and vocalist of rock band The Animals, and the funk rock band War and for his aggressive stage performance...
in 1966. It was billed to Eric Burdon & The Animals for his 1967 solo album, Eric Is Here
Eric Is Here
Eric Is Here is a 1967 album billed to Eric Burdon & The Animals, although the actual band with Burdon is the Horace Ott Orchestra.-History:...
which also featured drummer Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins
Colin Ernest "Barry" Jenkins is an English musician, who is best known for being a drummer for The Animals during both of that 1960s group's incarnations....
, the only group member to remain during the transition from the "first" Animals group to the "new" lineup. It reached number 29 on the U.S. charts
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and number 14 on the UK charts
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
At the same time, The Outsiders
The Outsiders (American band)
The Outsiders was an American rock and roll band from Cleveland, Ohio, that was founded and led by guitarist Tom King. The band is best known for its Top 5 hit "Time Won't Let Me" in early 1966, which peaked at #5 in the US, but the band had three other hit singles in 1966 and released a total of...
released it as a single reaching number 37 on the U.S. charts.
"Help Me Girl" was covered a few times and was the only single of Burdon's solo album.