Georgy Porgy (song)

The lead vocals are performed by guitarist Steve Lukather. Cheryl Lynn provided the female backing vocal, singing an adaptation from the nursery rhyme "Georgie Porgie."{{cite web |url=http://www.toto99.com/blog/ency.php?%2Farchives%2F320-GEORGY-PORGY.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=November 13, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101091009/http://www.toto99.com/blog/ency.php?%2Farchives%2F320-GEORGY-PORGY.html |archive-date=January 1, 2008 }} In a 1988 interview with Modern Drummer, Jeff Porcaro discussed developing the groove for "Georgy Porgy," saying: "It's imitating Paul Humphrey heavily; it's imitating Earl Palmer very heavily. When it comes to that groove, my biggest influences were Paul Humphrey, Ed Greene, Earl Palmer, and the godfather of that 16th-note groove, James Gadson. That "Georgy Porgy" groove I owe to them."{{cite magazine |last=Flans |first= Robyn |date=November 1988 |title=Jeff Porcaro: Feel the Music |url=https://www.moderndrummer.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/md108cs.pdf |access-date=12 October 2024|magazine=Modern Drummer |pages=23, 54}}

Cash Box said the song begins "with stout drumming and melodic piano playing, conga backing and excellent overlapping flute, guitar and vocal lines."{{cite news|title=CashBox Singles Reviews|date=April 21, 1979|page=17|newspaper=Cash Box|accessdate=2022-01-01|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1979/CB-1979-04-21.pdf}} Billboard called it "an easy flowing, catchy pop disk which contains some jazz and soul elements" and praised the piano and bass playing as well as the vocal line.{{cite magazine|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=2023-01-31|title=Top Single Picks|page=62|date=April 21, 1979|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/70s/1979/Billboard%201979-04-21.pdf}} Record World said that it "has a light jazzy feeling and clear punchy vocals" as well as powerful instrumentation.{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=April 21, 1979|accessdate=2023-02-11|title=Single Picks|page=18|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/79/RW-1979-04-21.pdf}} Classic Rock History critic Brian Kachejian rated it as Toto's 7th greatest song, saying that "The song’s incredible swing feel that was so captivating the first time we heard it, still remains an additive pleasure to listen to almost forty years later."{{cite web|title=Top 10 Toto songs|author=Kachejian, Brian|date=September 21, 2018 |publisher=Classic Rock History|accessdate=2023-01-31|url=https://www.classicrockhistory.com/top-10-toto-songs/}}

• Steve Lukather – lead vocals, guitars
• David Paich – acoustic piano
• Steve Porcaro – keyboards
• David Hungate – bass
• Jeff Porcaro – drums

With:

• Lenny Castro – congas
• Jim Horn – saxophone, wind instruments
• Chuck Findley – horns
• Marty Paich – string arrangements
• Sid Sharp – string arrangements
• Cheryl Lynn – backing vocals

{{Infobox song

| name = Georgy Porgy

| cover = Eric Benét Georgy Porgy.jpg

| type = single

| artist = Eric Benét featuring Faith Evans

| album = A Day in the Life

| released = {{start date|1999|2|8}}

| recorded =

| genre =

| length = 4:40

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer = David F. Paich

| producer = Somethin' for the People

| chronology = Eric Benét

| prev_title = True to Myself

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = Spend My Life with You

| next_year = 1999

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Faith Evans

| type = single

| prev_title = Heartbreak Hotel

| prev_year = 1998

| title = Georgy Porgy

| year = 1999

| next_title = All Night Long

| next_year = 1999

}}

{{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|djrl5ryigy4|"Georgy Porgy"}}}}

}}

American R&B singer-songwriter Eric Benét recorded a cover of "Georgy Porgy" for his second studio album, A Day in the Life (1999). This version features vocals from fellow American R&B singer Faith Evans and was produced by R&B group Somethin' for the People. Released on February 8, 1999, Benét's version was successful in New Zealand, where it peaked at number two on the RIANZ Singles Chart, and it became a top-40 hit in France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

A music video for "Georgy Porgy" was directed by Canadian music video director Little X.{{cite magazine|title=Warner Bros. Puts High Priority On Eric Benét's 2nd Set|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SQ0EAAAAMBAJ|magazine=Billboard|date=April 3, 1999|access-date=November 6, 2023}}

UK CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=Georgy Porgy|others=Eric Benét|year=1999|type=UK CD1 liner notes|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|id=W478CD1, 9362 44673 2}}

1. "Georgy Porgy" (radio edit) – 4:19
2. "Georgy Porgy" (So So Def radio remix with rap) – 3:56
3. "Georgy Porgy" (Somethin' for the People remix) – 4:45
4. "Georgy Porgy" (So So Def radio remix without rap) – 3:34

UK CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=Georgy Porgy|others=Eric Benét|year=1999|type=UK CD2 liner notes|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|id=W478CD2, 9362 44674 2}}

1. "Georgy Porgy" (album version) – 4:40
2. "Georgy Porgy" (Spreadlove's 2 Step vocal mix) – 6:21
3. "Georgy Porgy" (Hippie Torales radio remix) – 3:24

UK 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Georgy Porgy|others=Eric Benét|year=1999|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|id=W478T, 9362 44676 0}}

:A1. "Georgy Porgy" (Hippie Torales remix) – 6:14

:B1. "Georgy Porgy" (Spreadlove's 2 Step vocal mix) – 6:21

:B2. "Georgy Porgy" (Spreadlove's Demonic dub) – 5:35

European CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Georgy Porgy|others=Eric Benét|year=1999|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|id=5439 16971 9}}

1. "Georgy Porgy" (radio edit) – 4:19
2. "Georgy Porgy" (Hippie Torales remix) – 6:14

Australian CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Georgy Porgy|others=Eric Benét|year=1999|type=Australian CD single liner notes|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|id=9362446892}}

1. "Georgy Porgy" (radio edit)
2. "Georgy Porgy" (Hippie Torales radio remix)
3. "Georgy Porgy" (Hani's Fresh Air remix)
4. "Georgy Porgy" (Roy Davis Jr. Heavenly Body remix)
5. "Georgy Porgy" (Hippie Torrales remix)
6. "Georgy Porgy" (Roy Davis Jr. Galactic Sould remix)

Japanese CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Georgy Porgy|others=Eric Benét|year=1999|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|id=WPCR-10215}}

1. "Georgy Porgy" (radio edit) – 4:19
2. "Georgy Porgy" (K.D.'s club dub) – 6:49
3. "Georgy Porgy" (a cappella) – 4:18
4. "Georgy Porgy" (instrumental) – 4:40
5. "Georgy Porgy" (album version) – 4:40

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