Tell Him (Bert Berns song)
- Tell Him (Bert Berns song)
Infobox Single
Name = Tell Him
Artist = The Exciters
B-side = "Hard Way to Go"
Released = 1962
Recorded = 1962
Genre = Girl group
Length = 2:21
Label = United Artists
Writer = Bert Berns
This single = "Tell Him"
(1962)
Next single = "He's Got the Power"
(1963)
"Tell Him" is the name of a song written by Bert Berns. It became a hit in 1962 when it was released by The Exciters, rocketing up the Billboard Hot 100, and eventually peaking at #4 in 1963.
In the United States, Dean Parrish and Kenny Loggins both charted with cover versions of the song, both retitled "Tell Her." Parrish's record hit #97 on the Billboard chart in 1966 and Loggins' peaked at #76 in 1989.
In the UK, cover versions were released by Billie Davis and Alma Cogan in 1963, Hello in 1974 and Quentin and Ash in 1996.
Billie Davis and Hello's versions both became top 10 hits in the UK singles chart.
The song was also covered in 1982 by girl group retro/new wave artist Josie Cotton on her album "Convertible Music".
This was also performed by Vonda Shepard in 1998 and released on the "Ally McBeal" soundtrack. It has also been performed on American Idol by a contestant, Haley Scarnato.
The cast of the 90s TV show "Living Single", also performed this song as a parody.
In "American Dreams", Nicole Richie portrayed Brenda Reid, the lead singer of the girl group The Exciters, and sang "Tell Him" in the show. [ [http://tv.zap2it.com/tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271%7C90828%7C1%7C,00.html Daphne Zuniga Has 'American Dreams'] Retrieved 2007-11-10]
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