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{{Infobox Song | {{Infobox Song | ||
|name = The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair | |name = The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair | ||
|image = | |image = | ||
|album = '' | |album = ''BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions'' | ||
|published = Warner Chappell Music | |published = Warner Chappell Music | ||
|registration = ASCAP 370295226 | |registration = ASCAP 370295226 | ||
|released = 17 November 1997 | |released = 17 November 1997 | ||
|recorded = <small>16 June 1969 at<br>Aeolian Hall Studio 2, London.<br>Mixed at | |recorded = <small>16 June 1969 at<br>Aeolian Hall Studio 2, London.<br>Mixed at the Sol Studios, Berkshire.</small> | ||
|genre = Blues rock | |genre = Blues rock | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
|length = 3 min 1 sec | |length = 3 min 1 sec | ||
|composer = | |composer = Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones, John Bonham, Sleepy John Estes | ||
|label = Atlantic Records | |label = Atlantic Records | ||
|producer = Paul Williams & Jimmy Page | |producer = Paul Williams & Jimmy Page | ||
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''''The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair'''' (also known as ''''The Girl I Love'''') is a song performed by [[England|English]] rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin. | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
It was recorded by the | It was recorded by the BBC on 16 June 1969 for ''Chris Grant's Tasty Pop Sundae'' show during the band's Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour Summer 1969|U.K. Tour of Summer 1969, being broadcast on 22 June 1969. The song eventually found its way onto the Led Zeppelin album ''BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions'', released in 1997. This is the only known performance of the song by the band, as no other audio document has been unearthed of it being performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts. | ||
The | The guitar riff played by Jimmy Page that drives this song is similar to that played by Page on the later Led Zeppelin track 'Moby Dick (song)|Moby Dick', released in October 1969 on the album ''Led Zeppelin II''. The lyrics in the first verse were inspired by the 1929 blues recording 'The Girl I Love She Got Long Curley Hair' by Sleepy John Estes. | ||
The song was also released as a promotional single where it received significant airplay and charted in Canada and the United States. | The song was also released as a promotional single where it received significant airplay and charted in Canada and the United States. | ||
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== Chart positions == | == Chart positions == | ||
=== Song (Airplay) === | === Song (Airplay) === | ||
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!Chart (1997) | !Chart (1997) | ||
!align= | !align='center'|Peak position | ||
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| US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart<ref name= | | US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart<ref name='US mainstream rock chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=5047&model.vnuAlbumId=10333 | title = Hot 100 Mainstream Rock Tracks - 1 December 1997 | publisher = ''Billboard'' | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref> | ||
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| Canadian ''RPM'' Alternative 30 Chart<ref name= | | Canadian ''RPM'' Alternative 30 Chart<ref name='Canadian rpm30 chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.7700&volume=17&issue=12&issue_dt=April%2029%201972&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hrg50o22lgammqcogv27ve6d95 | title = RPM Singles Chart - 15 December 1997 | publisher = ''RPM'' | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref> | ||
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| Canadian ''RPM'' Top 100 Chart<ref name= | | Canadian ''RPM'' Top 100 Chart<ref name='Canadian rpm chart'>{{cite web | url = http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.3437&volume=66&issue=18&issue_dt=January%2026%201998&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=hrg50o22lgammqcogv27ve6d95 | title = RPM Singles Chart - 26 January 1998 | publisher = ''RPM'' | accessdate = 2009-01-15}}</ref> | ||
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|} | |} | ||
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|colspan= | |colspan='2' style='background:lightgreen'|<center>'''Personnel'''</center> | ||
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**John Bonham - drums, percussion | **John Bonham - drums, percussion | ||
*Production: | *Production: | ||
** | **Peter Grant – executive producer | ||
**Paul Williams - producer | **Paul Williams - producer | ||
**Tony Wilson - engineer, mixing | **Tony Wilson - engineer, mixing |
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'The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair' (also known as 'The Girl I Love') is a song performed by English rock music|rock band Led Zeppelin. OverviewIt was recorded by the BBC on 16 June 1969 for Chris Grant's Tasty Pop Sundae show during the band's Led Zeppelin United Kingdom Tour Summer 1969|U.K. Tour of Summer 1969, being broadcast on 22 June 1969. The song eventually found its way onto the Led Zeppelin album BBC Sessions (Led Zeppelin album)|BBC Sessions, released in 1997. This is the only known performance of the song by the band, as no other audio document has been unearthed of it being performed live at Led Zeppelin concerts. The guitar riff played by Jimmy Page that drives this song is similar to that played by Page on the later Led Zeppelin track 'Moby Dick (song)|Moby Dick', released in October 1969 on the album Led Zeppelin II. The lyrics in the first verse were inspired by the 1929 blues recording 'The Girl I Love She Got Long Curley Hair' by Sleepy John Estes. The song was also released as a promotional single where it received significant airplay and charted in Canada and the United States. Chart positionsSong (Airplay)
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