| "I Will Follow Him" | ||||
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 German edition picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Little Peggy March | ||||
| from the album I Will Follow Him | ||||
| B-side | "Wind Up Doll" | |||
| Released | January 22, 1963[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1962 | |||
| Studio | RCA Victor, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop[2] | |||
| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Hugo & Luigi | |||
| Little Peggy March singles chronology | ||||
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"I Will Follow Him" is a popular song that was first recorded in 1961 by Franck Pourcel, as an instrumental entitled "Chariot". The song achieved its widest success when it was recorded by American singer Little Peggy March with English lyrics in 1963. The music was written by Franck Pourcel (using the pseudonym J.W. Stole) and Paul Mauriat (using the pseudonym Del Roma).[3] It was adapted by Arthur Altman. The completely new English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel.[4]
- ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (May 18, 2018). "The Number Ones: Little Peggy March's "I Will Follow Him"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
If you hear "I Will Follow Him" when you're in the wrong mood, it is instant headache material...yet it is undeniably effective pop music.
- ^ Music Registrations, Catalog of Copyright Entries : Third Series, Volume 19, Part 5, Number 2. U.S. Government Printing Office, July–December 1965. p. 1509. Archive.org. Accessed February 29, 2016
- ^ "I Will Follow Him by Little Peggy March Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2015-05-29.