Talk to Me (Joe Seneca song)

"Talk to Me", or "Talk to Me, Talk to Me", is a song written by Joe Seneca.^[1] Originally recorded in 1958 by Little Willie John, whose version charted #5 R&B and #20 Pop, "Talk to Me" was also recorded by Seneca himself in 1960^[2] and covered by numerous other performers, including Sunny & the Sunglows (1963) and The Beach Boys (1976).

The Beach Boys version[]

The Beach Boys covered the song with an added interpolation of the 1959 Freddy Cannon song "Tallahassee Lassie".

Personnel

• Carl Wilson – lead Vocals, backing vocals, bass
• Brian Wilson – backing vocals, ARP String Ensemble, piano, organ, Moog bass
• Dennis Wilson – backing vocals, drums
• Mike Love – backing vocals
• Al Jardine – backing vocals
• Billy Hinsche – guitar
• Ed Carter – guitar

Other cover versions[]

• 1960 Joe Seneca
• 1961 Bobby Vee, on Bobby Vee
• 1961 Jean DuShon single, produced by Phil Spector
• 1963 Sunny & the Sunglows
• 1967
• 1969 Al Green, on Green Is Blues
• 1973 Johnnie Taylor, on Taylored in Silk
• 1976 The Beach Boys, on 15 Big Ones
• 1978 Freddy Fender, on Swamp Gold
• 1978 Ray Stevens, on There Is Something on Your Mind
• 1982 Mickey Gilley, who had his fifteenth number one country hit, with his version.^[3]
• 1983 Colorblind James Experience (single)
• 1994 Ace Cannon on Entertainer.
• 2015 Mel Carter on Mel Carter Continues

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