Girlie was a hit song by British jazz/pop trio The Peddlers in 1970, in both the UK and New Zealand.
Background The song which was composed by Roy Phillips was released on CBS 4720 in January, 1970. It was backed with "P.S. I Love You Girlie".45Cat - The Peddlers - Discography, UK As a follow-up to their Top 10 hit "Birth", it didn't do as well and was a minor success.The encyclopedia of popular music, Edition 4, Edited by Colin Larkin - Page 466 New Zealand was where the song would be a classic.Kapiti Independent News, February 5, 2014 - How ‘Girlie’ took us by storm — and brought its songwriter here to live by Andrew LondonThe New Zealand Herald - Concerts & Gig Guide, Jazz, Roy Phillips in Concert The Voice of The PeddlersAudioculture, 16 Dec 2014 - Immigrants - strangers on the shore , by John Dix
Along with "Birth", "Girlie" is from their Birthday album.AllMusic - The Peddlers, Birthday
It was also covered by Patty Pravo and released as "Il Mio Fiore Nero". Lucio Dalla did a version of the song which appears on his Terra di gaibola album.Ultratop.be - Lucio Dalla - Il mio fiore nero (girlie)
Chart performance Spending a total of four weeks in the UK singles chart, it peaked at No. 34 on January 31, 1970.Official Charts - PEDDLERSThe Guinness book of British hit singles, Jo Rice, Tim Rice - Page 142 However in New Zealand it had had a large impression and was hugely popular, giving them their highest charting single.Kapiti Independent News, February 5, 2014 - How ‘Girlie’ took us by storm — and brought its songwriter here to live by Andrew LondonThe New Zealand Herald - Concerts & Gig Guide, Jazz, Roy Phillips in Concert The Voice of The Peddlers It hit the no. 1 spot there in May 1970.Billboard, May 30, 1970 - Page 74 Billboard HITS OF THE WORLD, NEW ZEALAND SINGLES
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External links IT Wikipedia: Per te/Il mio fiore nero