"His Girl" is a song written by
Johnny Cowell and performed by
The Guess Who
The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band formed in Winnipeg, Manitoba, in 1965. The band originated in 1962 and achieved an international hit single with a cover of "Shakin' All Over" in 1965 under the name Chad Allan and the Expressions. After c ...
. In its original recorded version, it reached #19 in
Canada
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. A remixed version, with an overdubbed string section and other embellishments, reached #45 in the
United Kingdom
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in 1967. The song was also released in the United States as a single in February 1967, but it did not chart.
The song was produced by Bob Burns, with production on the overdubbed UK version being credited to both Burns and John Edwards.
The Guess Who, "His Girl" Canadian single release
Retrieved March 9, 2015
The B-side "It's My Pride" was included on the 2001 box set Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts from the British Empire and Beyond, 1964–1969.
References
1966 songs
1966 singles
The Guess Who songs
Quality Records singles
Songs written by Johnny Cowell
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