Bobby Helms – My Special Angel

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“My Special Angel”
Single by Bobby Helms
B-side “Standing at the End of My World”
Released August 26, 1957
Genre Country
Length 2:57
Label Decca
Songwriter(s) Jimmy Duncan
Bobby Helms singles chronology
Fraulein
(1957)
My Special Angel
(1957)
Jingle Bell Rock
(1957

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 BillboardHot 100 chart and spent four weeks at number one on the US Country music chartThe single made the R&B chart as well peaking at number eight. It became a gold record. Backing vocals were sung by the Anita Kerr Singers.

“My Special Angel”
My Special Angel - The Vogues.jpg
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
Turn Around, Look at Me
(1968)
My Special Angel
(1968)
Till
(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 and fared even better on the Easy Listening chart, where it spent two weeks at number one in October 1968.

The Vogues-My Special Angel

Notable cover versions

  • In the United Kingdom, a version recorded by Malcolm Vaughan spent 14 weeks on the charts, peaking at number three in 1957.

Malcolm Vaughan-My Special Angel.

Other cover versions

  • The Four Preps on their album How To Succeed in Love (If You’re Really Trying) (1958).

♥ "You Are My Special Angel" – Four Preps

1959 Connie Francis – for her album Country & Western – Golden Hits.

My Special Angel

1960 Bill Haley and His Comets covered it on their 1960 covers album Bill Haley and His Comets.

Bill Haley & His Comets – My Special Angel

1960 The Crests recorded a cover version for their 1960 album: The Crests Sing All Biggies.

https://youtu.be/RxEEjClsZM0

1962 Keely Smith – included in her album Because You’re Mine.

Keely Smith – My Special Angel

1963 Bobby Vinton recorded it for his album The Greatest Hits of the Golden Groups.

Bobby Vinton ~ You Are My Special Angel

1963 Frankie Avalon released a cover of this song in 1963.

Frankie Avalon – My Special Angel – Rerecorded

1969 Slim Whitman – for the album Slim!.

Slim Whitman – My Special Angel

My Special Angel – Glen Campbell

My Special Angel – Glen Campbell

My Special Angel : The Lennon Sisters

My Special Angel : The Lennon Sisters

Instrumental by David Snell

MY SPECIAL ANGEL – BOBBY HELMS/BOBBY VINTON/THE VOGUES instrumental cover

Timi Yuro – You Are My Special Angel (1982)

Timi Yuro – You Are My Special Angel (1982)

Sha Na Na ~My Special Angel

Sha Na Na ~My Special Angel

You Are My Special Angel · Amanda Faith

You Are My Special Angel

Gary Lewis & The Playboys My Special Angel

Gary Lewis & The Playboys My Special Angel

Matthew Tan – My Special Angel

https://youtu.be/MlRVWJnO0fw

My Special Angel (J’avais rêve d’un ange)

My Special Angel (J'avais rêve d'un ange)

My Special Angel – Daniel O’Donnell

My Special Angel – Daniel O'Donnell

Percy Faith – My Special Angel

My Special Angel

The Billy Vaughn Singers – My Special Angel (1968)

The Billy Vaughn Singers – My Special Angel

My Special Angel · Johnny Maestro

My Special Angel

Francis Linel – J’avais rêvé d’un ange

J'avais rêvé d'un ange

Ray Conniff – My Special Angel

Ray Conniff Singers – You Are My Special Angel

Dutch Symphony Orchestra – My Special Angel

[You Are] My Special Angel

Johnny Burnette – My Special Angel

My Special Angel

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