My Special Angel
"My Special Angel" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Helms | ||||
B-side | "Standing at the End of My World" | |||
Released | August 26, 1957 | |||
Studio | Bradley Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:57 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Duncan | |||
Bobby Helms singles chronology | ||||
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"My Special Angel" | ||||
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Single by The Vogues | ||||
from the album Turn Around, Look at Me | ||||
B-side | "I Keep It Hid" | |||
Released | August 1968 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:57 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jimmy Duncan | |||
Producer(s) | Dick Glasser | |||
The Vogues singles chronology | ||||
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"My Special Angel" is a popular song by Jimmy Duncan, published in 1957.
It was first recorded by the Sonny Land Trio and released by them in 1957, and was a crossover hit that year for Bobby Helms. "My Special Angel," which Bobby Helms recorded at Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee in July 1957,[1] peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[2] and spent four weeks at number one on the US Country music chart.[3] The single made the R&B chart as well, topping out at number eight.[4] Backing vocals were sung by the Anita Kerr Singers.
Charts
[edit]Bobby Helms version
[edit]Chart (1957) | Peak position |
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UK (New Musical Express)[5] | 22 |
US Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
US Billboard C&W Best Sellers in Stores | 1 |
US Billboard R&B singles | 8 |
Malcolm Vaughan
[edit]Chart (1957) | Peak position |
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UK (New Musical Express)[6] | 3 |
The Vogues version
[edit]Chart (1968) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report) | 36 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[7] | 6 |
US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 7 |
US Easy Listening (Billboard)[9] | 1 |
Other notable cover versions
[edit]- In the United Kingdom, a version recorded by Malcolm Vaughan spent 14 weeks on the charts, peaking at number three in 1957.[10]
- The song was revived in 1968 by the Vogues, with their version reaching number seven on the Hot 100 chart[11] and faring even better on the Easy Listening chart, where it spent two weeks at number one in October 1968.
Other cover versions
[edit]- The Four Preps on their album How To Succeed in Love (If You’re Really Trying) (1958).[12]
- Keely Smith on her album Because You’re Mine (1962).[13]
- Bill Haley on his album Bill Haley and His Comets (1960) Warner Bros. WS-1378.[14]
- Bobby Vinton on his album "The Greatest Hits of the Golden Groups" (1963)[15]
See also
[edit]- List of CHUM number-one singles of 1957
- List of number-one country singles of 1957 (U.S.)
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1968 (U.S.)
References
[edit]- ^ Snoddy, Glen (1972). "Nashville, The Recording Center" (PDF). Country Music Who's Who. Record World. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bobby Helms | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Malcolm Vaughn | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1968-10-14. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
- ^ "The Vogues Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Vogues Chart History (Easy Listening)". Billboard.
- ^ Roberts, David (2005). British Hit Singles & Albums. London: Guinness World Records Ltd. p. 532. ISBN 1-904994-00-8.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 663.
- ^ Adams, Greg. "How To Succeed In Love - The Four Preps". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
The low-key instrumental setting spotlights the group's harmonies like never before on . . . "You Are My Special Angel."
- ^ "My Special Angel - Keely Smith". AllMusic. 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
- ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
- ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
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