Sweet Talkin' Woman

"Sweet Talkin' Woman"
Single by Electric Light Orchestra
from the album Out of the Blue
B-side
Released22 September 1978
Genre
Length3:47
LabelJet
Songwriter(s)Jeff Lynne
Producer(s)Jeff Lynne
Electric Light Orchestra singles chronology
"Mr. Blue Sky"
(1978)
"Sweet Talkin' Woman"
(1978)
"Wild West Hero"
(1978)
Alternative cover
American single sleeve
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"Sweet Talkin' Woman" is a 1978 single by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) from the album Out of the Blue (1977). Its original title was "Dead End Street", but it was changed during recording. Some words that survived from that version can be heard in the opening of the third verse, "I've been livin' on a dead end street".

The track became the third top ten hit from the LP in the UK, peaking at number 6. As a novelty, initial copies of the 12-inch and 7-inch single formats were pressed in transparent purple vinyl. "Sweet Talkin’ Woman" is written in the key of C major.

The version released in the United States was 10 seconds shorter than its British counterpart due to a slightly faster mix. In the US, it reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100.