Not the Kind of Girl

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"Not the Kind of Girl"
Song by Gwyneth Herbert
from the album Letters I Haven't Written
Length4:47
LabelMonkeywood
SongwriterGwyneth Herbert
"Not the Kind of Girl"
Song by Ian Shaw
from the album Shine Sister Shine
Released10 November 2017
Length4:54
LabelJazz Village
SongwriterGwyneth Herbert

"Not the Kind of Girl" is a song about being obsessed with self-image.[1] It was written by British singer-songwriter Gwyneth Herbert for a screening, in 2010, at BFI Southbank's Birds Eye View Film Festival in London, of the 1928 silent comedy classic film The Patsy, co-produced by and starring Marion Davies.[2] Herbert performed "Not the Kind of Girl" with her touring band[3] and a studio recording of it was one of the tracks on her 2018 album Letters I Haven't Written.[4]

Cover versions

British jazz singer Ian Shaw covered the song on his album Shine Sister Shine (Jazz Village, 2017).[5][6][7]

References

  1. Spevak, Jeff (29 June 2018). "Jazz Fest Day 7: Gwyneth Herbert and 'Jazz Goes to the Movies'". WXXI News. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  2. Shipton, Alyn (12 March 2010). "Review: The Patsy/ Gwyneth Herbert". London Jazz News. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  3. Gibson, Colin (27 October 2017). "LETTERS I HAVEN'T WRITTEN, Gwyneth Herbert at The Kino Teatr Nov 29th". Hastings Independent. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  4. "Letters I Haven't Written". Apple Music. Retrieved 24 March 2026.
  5. Quinn, Peter (December 2017 – January 2018). "Review – Ian Shaw: Shine Sister Shine". London Jazz News. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  6. Mann, Jane (19 December 2017). "CD REVIEW: Ian Shaw – Shine Sister Shine". UK Jazz News. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  7. Fordham, John (23 November 2017). "Ian Shaw: Shine Sister Shine review – beautiful homage to female vocal stars". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 November 2017.