Sweet Talkin' Woman

"Sweet Talkin' Woman" is a 1978 single by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) from the album Out of the Blue. Its original title was "Dead End Street", but it was changed during recording, perhaps to avoid confusion with a 1966 hit of the same title by The Kinks. Some words that survived from that version can be heard in the opening of the third verse, "I've been livin' on a dead end street".[2]

"Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Single by Electric Light Orchestra
from the album Out of the Blue
B-side
Released
  • 12 February 1978 (US)
  • 7 October 1978 (UK)
Recorded1977
Genre
Length3:47
LabelJet
Songwriter(s)Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology
"Mr. Blue Sky"
(1978)		 "Sweet Talkin' Woman"
(1978)		 "Wild West Hero"
(1978)
Alternative cover
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The track became the third top ten hit from the LP in the UK, peaking at number 6.[3] As a novelty, initial copies of the 12" and 7" formats were pressed in transparent purple vinyl.

The version released in the United States was 10 seconds shorter than its British counterpart due to a slightly faster mix. In the US, it reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4]

Critical reception

AllMusic's Donald A. Guarisco said "Sweet Talkin' Woman" was "their first real step into the disco sound [...] a string-laden pop tune whose dance-friendly edge helped it become a disco-era hit", attributing its disco sound to "Bev Bevan's steady drum work lays down a dance-friendly rhythm as pounding piano lines, delirous bursts of swirling strings, and endlessly overdubbed backing vocals mesh seamlessly to form an ornate but driving funhouse of pop hooks".[1] Billboard described the song as a "catchy rocker characterized by semi-classical elements."[5]

Chart performance
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References
  1. Guarisco, Donald A. "Electric Light Orchestra – Sweet Talkin' Woman – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. "Sweet Talkin' Woman by Electric Light Orchestra". Songfacts. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  4. "Electric Light Orchestra – Awards". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  5. "Billboard's Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 18 February 1978. p. 79. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Electric Light Orchestra – Sweet Talkin' Woman" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  8. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5477a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  9. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sweet Talking Woman". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin Woman" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Electric Light Orchestra – Sweet Talkin' Woman" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  12. "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending APRIL 22, 1978". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012.. Cash Box magazine.
  13. "Record World Singles Chart" (PDF). Record World. 15 April 1978. p. 52. ISSN 0034-1622. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  14. "Top Singles – Volume 30, No. 14, December 30 1978". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  15. Scaping, Peter, ed. (1979). "Top 200 Singles in 1978". BPI Year Book 1979 (4th ed.). London, England: The British Phonographic Industry Ltd. pp. 186–89. ISBN 0-906154-02-2.
  16. "Top 100 Hits for 1978". The Longbored Surfer. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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