Whirly Girl
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| "Whirly Girl" | ||||||||
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| File:Whirly Girl Oxo.jpg | ||||||||
| Single by OXO | ||||||||
| from the album OXO | ||||||||
| Released | 1983 | |||||||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||||||
| Length | 2:56[1] | |||||||
| Label | Geffen Records[2] | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Ish "Angel" Ledesma[3] | |||||||
| Producer(s) | Ish "Angel" Ledesma, Ken Mansfield[3] | |||||||
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"Whirly Girl" is a Top 40 pop song performed by the American dance/rock band OXO. The new wave style[4] song was written and co-produced by singer/guitarist Ish "Angel" Ledesma (former singer and guitarist of Foxy), and was included on OXO's 1983 self-titled debut album. The song was the band's sole hit, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983.[5] The song has since been re-released on a number of '80s music compilations.[6]
Following the breakup of OXO, Ledesma formed the dance pop group Company B (featuring his wife, Lori, who incidentally was the subject of "Whirly Girl"), which also had a sole Billboard Hot 100 hit (1987's "Fascinated") penned by Ledesma.[7]
In 2015, G.J. Echternkamp, stepson of Frank Garcia (bassist of OXO), directed the semi-documentary Frank and Cindy, which includes a rearranged version of the song and some excerpts from its video clip.[8]
References
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External links
- "Whirly Girl" at Discogs (list of releases)
- "Whirly Girl" music video on MTV2
