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"The Girls' Song" is a song written by Jimmy Webb and performed by The 5th Dimension. The song was produced by Bones Howe and arranged by Webb.[1] It was featured on their 1967 album, The Magic Garden, but was not released as a single until its release from their 1970 album, Greatest Hits.[2]

"The Girls' Song"
Single by The 5th Dimension
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side	"It'll Never Be the Same Again"
Released	March 1970
Genre	Soul
Length	3:13
Label	Soul City Records 781
Songwriter(s)	Jimmy Webb
Producer(s)	Bones Howe
The 5th Dimension singles chronology
"A Change Is Gonna Come/People Got to Be Free" (1970) "The Girls' Song" (1970) "Puppet Man" (1970)

Chart performance

It reached #6 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart, #43 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #97 in Australia in 1970.[3]

Other versions

• A version of the song by Jackie DeShannon was featured on the 2003 album, Tunesmith: The Songs of Jimmy Webb
• A version of the song by The Spencer Davis Group was featured on the 2016 album, Taking Out Time Complete Recordings 1967-1969

References

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