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"Tell Him", originally written as "Tell Her", is a 1962 song written and composed by Bert Russell, that is Bert Berns, and popularized through its recording by The Exciters. It was covered as "Tell Her" by Dean Parrish in 1966, and Kenny Loggins in 1989. ==Early recordings== The song was first recorded as "Tell Her" in 1962, by Gil Hamilton aka Johnny Thunder, with Berns producing. "Tell Her" was also a single for Ed Townsend in 1962, before Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller produced the version by the Exciters released—as "Tell Him"—in October 1962. "Tell Him" reached #4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 dated 26 January 1963. A #5 R&B hit, "Tell Him" was #1 in France for two weeks and reached #5 in Australia. In the UK the Exciters' single peaked at #46; a cover version by Billie Davis reached #10.〔(45rpm - Billie Davis )〕 Another UK cover version by Alma Cogan did not chart in the UK but became the singer's breakout hit in Sweden with a #10 peak. In the Netherlands the Exciters, Billie Davis and Alma Cogan singles of "Tell Him" charted in tandem with a #17 peak. Cogan also recorded five alternate versions of "Tell Him" with her vocal being respectively in German, Japanese, Italian, Spanish and French; her French rendition of "Tell Him" reached #53 in France, where the Exciters version reached #1 there. Dusty Springfield was on a stop-over in New York City en route to Nashville to make a country music album with The Springfields in 1962, when she heard the Exciters' "Tell Him" playing while taking a late night walk by (the Colony Record Store ) on Broadway: the experience persuaded Springfield to embark on a solo career with a Pop/Soul direction. She would recall: “The Exciters sort of got you by the throat...out of the blue comes blasting at you 'I know something about love,' and that’s it. That’s what I wanna do.”〔(Let’s Talk Dusty! - the Ultimate Site for Dusty Springfield Fans )〕 In 1983, The Exciters' "Tell Him" was featured on the soundtrack for the film ''The Big Chill.'' In 1988, it was featured in the Canadian drama ''Something About Love'', and in 1997 it was included on the soundtrack for the film ''My Best Friend's Wedding''. In 2009, The Exciters' "Tell Him" was included on the soundtrack for the DreamWorks Animation film ''Monsters vs. Aliens''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tell Him (Bert Berns song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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