"Help Me Girl" is a song performed by

Eric Burdon Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer. He was previously the lead vocalist of R&B and rock band the Animals and funk band War. He is regarded as one of the British Invasion's most distinctive singers with his deep, po ...

in 1966. It was billed to

for his 1967 solo album, '' Eric Is Here'' which also featured drummer

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, the only group member to remain during the transition from the "first" Animals group to the "new" lineup.

Chart performance

"Help Me Girl" reached number 29 on the U.S. charts and number 14 on the UK charts.

Cover versions

*At the same time, of The Animals US release, The Outsiders released it as a single reaching number 37 on the U.S. charts. *"Help Me Girl" was covered a few times url=https://www.whosampled.com/Eric-Burdon/Help-Me-Girl/ and was the only single of Burdon's solo album.

References

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