Tell Me What He Said

"Tell Me What He Said" is a 1960 pop song written by Jeff Barry. The song was first recorded by American singer Ginny Arnell, as the B-side of her single "Look Who's Talkin'".^[1][2] It was later recorded in Britain by Helen Shapiro, whose version reached number 2 on the UK singles chart in early 1962.^[3]

"Tell Me What He Said"
Single by Helen Shapiro
B-side	"I Apologise"
Released	1962 (UK)
Recorded	1961/1962
Genre	Pop music
Label	Columbia (EMI) DB 4715 (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Jeff Barry
Helen Shapiro singles chronology
"Walkin' Back to Happiness" (1961) "Tell Me What He Said" (1962) "Let's Talk About Love" (1962)

Chart performance

Helen Shapiro

Chart (1962)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4]	30
India Singles Charts [5]	1
Irish Singles Charts[5]	2
Israeli Singles Chart[6]	5
New Zealand Charts[7]	4
Norway (VG-lista)[8]	5
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	2
West Germany (GfK)[10]	31

References

1. "Tell Me What He Said", SecondhandSongs.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016
2. Ginny Arnell, "Look Who's Talkin'", 45cat.com. Retrieved 19 October 2016
3. Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 694. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
4. "Helen Shapiro – Tell Me What He Said" (in French). Ultratop 50.
5. "Billboard Magazine, April 21, 1962". Billboard. 21 April 1962.
6. "Billboard Magazine, May 5, 1962". Billboard. 5 May 1962.
7. Helen Shapiro - Flavour of New Zealand. Flavour of New Zealand
8. "Helen Shapiro – Tell Me What He Said". VG-lista.
9. "Helen Shapiro: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Helen Shapiro – Tell Me What He Said" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.