Broken Wings (1953 song)

"Broken Wings"
Single by The Stargazers
Accompaniment directed by Nat Temple
B-side"Make It Soon"
Published26 February 1952
ReleasedFebruary 1953 (1953-02)
Recorded6 January 1953
GenrePopular music
Length2:56
LabelDecca Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Dick Rowe

"Broken Wings" is a 1953 popular song that was written by John Jerome and Bernhard Grun.[1][2]

The most successful version of the song was produced by Dick Rowe and recorded in the UK by vocal group The Stargazers in 1953. It was the first record by any UK act to reach number one in the UK Singles Chart (all previous number one singles were by American artists), and was the first of two number-one UK hits for the group, the other being "I See the Moon", a year later.[1]

  1. ^ a b Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 8. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  2. ^ Jerome, John, and Bernard Grun. “Broken Wings / John Jerome ; Bernhard Grun.” London: John Fields Music Co. Ltd., 1952.