My Special Angel
"My Special Angel" is a popular song by Jimmy Duncan, published in 1957.
The song became a crossover hit in 1957 for Bobby Helms. "My Special Angel," which Bobby Helms recorded in July 1957, peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] and spent four weeks at number one on the US Country music chart.[2] The single made the R&B chart as well peaking at number eight.[3] It became a gold record. Backing vocals were sung by the Anita Kerr Singers.
In the United Kingdom, a version recorded by Malcolm Vaughan spent 14 weeks on the charts, peaking at number three in 1957.[4]
Cover versions
- 1959 Connie Francis - for her album Country & Western – Golden Hits.
- 1960 Bill Haley and His Comets covered it on their 1960 covers album Bill Haley and His Comets.
- 1960 The Crests recorded a cover version for their 1960 album: The Crests Sing All Biggies.[5]
- 1962 Keely Smith - included in her album Because You're Mine.[6]
- 1963 Bobby Vinton recorded it for his album The Greatest Hits of the Golden Groups.
- 1963 Frankie Avalon released a cover of this song in 1963.
- 1968 It was revived in 1968 by The Vogues, a vocal group founded in Pennsylvania who had already scored top ten hits in the US with the songs "You're The One", "Five O'Clock World", and "Turn Around, Look at Me". The group's cover of "My Special Angel" reached number seven on the Hot 100 chart[7] and fared even better on the Easy Listening chart, where it spent two weeks at number one in October 1968.
- 1969 Jerry Vale - included in his album Till.[8]
- 1969 Slim Whitman - for the album Slim!.[9]
- 1994 Floyd Cramer - included in his album Floyd Cramer Plays Your All-Time Country Favorites.[10]
Charts
Bobby Helms version
| Chart (1957) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| Billboard C&W Best Sellers in Stores | 1 |
| Billboard R&B singles | 8 |
The Vogues version
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 7 |
| US Easy Listening (Billboard)[12] | 1 |
See also
References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 282.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 156.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 252.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2005). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 532. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 663.
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
- ↑ "The Vogues Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ↑ "The Vogues Chart History (Easy Listening)". Billboard.
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