“My Special Angel” | ||||
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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 | ||||
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“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 chart. The 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” | ||||
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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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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.
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.
Other cover versions
- The Four Preps on their album How To Succeed in Love (If You’re Really Trying) (1958).
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.
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1962 Keely Smith – included in her album Because You’re Mine.
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.
1969 Slim Whitman – for the album Slim!.
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