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"Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" is a song written and performed by Carla Thomas. It reached #5 on the U.S. R&B chart and #10 on the U.S. pop chart in 1961. It was featured on her 1961 album Gee Whiz. The song was produced by Chips Moman. The song ranked #62 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1961. Other versions
De eerste single van Thomas bij Satellite records was de single Cause I Love You samen met haar vader Rufus Thomas. Toen ze haar 18e verjaardag vierde, kwam haar eerste solo-single Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes) bij Satellite Records uit. Het was de eerste hit van dit muzieklabel. Niet veel later werd Satellite Records Stax Records.
Carla Thomas wrote this song when she was just 16 years old. It's a very innocent song where she finds herself thinking of how she can approach her crush - the guy who is "awful nice" and has eyes that hypnotize. Even by 1960 standards, the lyrics were old fashioned, but Thomas delivered them so convincingly (especially the first, extended ...
Gee whiz, look at his eyes. Gee whiz, how they hypnotize. He's got everything a girl could want. Man, oh, man, what a prize, ooh, ooh! [Verse 2] Gee whiz, he's all the joy. Gee whiz, I could find ...
7. Feb. 2024 · The song itself is nothing; the vocal delivery is everything, and once again Carla proves herself here to be a young master of exquisite subtlety, outdoing most of the competition in one swoop — the power of those overtones is on some Ray Charles level, rather than Aretha or any of the other young debutantes circa 1960–1961.
5. März 2019 · Carla Thomas was born and raised in the Foote Homes Projects in Memphis, Tennessee. Along with her siblings, Marvell and Vaneese, she was one of three musica...
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Explore Carla Thomas's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Carla Thomas on AllMusic.
