"Talk to Me", or "Talk to Me, Talk to Me", is a song written by

Joe Seneca Joe Seneca (January 14, 1919 – August 15, 1996) was an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for Willie Brown in ''Crossroads'' (1986), Dr. Meadows in ''The Blob'' (1988), and Dr. Hanes in ''The Cosby Show''. Life and care ...

. Originally recorded in 1958 by

Little Willie John William Edward "Little Willie" John (November 15, 1937 – May 26, 1968) was an American R&B singer who performed in the 1950s and early 1960s. He is best known for his successes on the record charts, with songs such as " All Around the World" (1 ...

, whose version reached No. 5 on the R&B chart and No. 20 on the Hot 100. "Talk to Me" was also recorded by Seneca in 1960.

Aretha Franklin Aretha Louise Franklin ( ; March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the " Queen of Soul", she has twice been placed ninth in ''Rolling Stone''s "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With ...

recorded a version in 1968 during the sessions for her

Soul '69 ''Soul '69'' is the fourteenth studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin released in 1969 by Atlantic Records, the album features covered material. The album charted at number 1 on ''Billboard''s R&B albums chart and at number 15 on ''Billboa ...

LP. It didn't make the album, but was released in 2007 on

Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul ''Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign of the Queen of Soul'' is a 2007 two-disc compilation album featuring unreleased and rare songs by Aretha Franklin recorded between 1966 and 1973 on Atlantic Records. The liner notes, nomina ...

. In 1982,

Mickey Gilley Mickey Leroy Gilley (March 9, 1936 – May 7, 2022) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Although he started out singing straight-up country and western material in the 1970s, he moved towards a more pop-friendly sound in the 1 ...

had his fifteenth number one country hit with his version.

References

{{Authority control 1963 singles 1983 singles Mickey Gilley songs Songs written by Joe Seneca Song recordings produced by Phil Spector Epic Records singles 1958 songs King Records (United States) singles