Johnny Angel (song)

"Johnny Angel"
Single by Shelley Fabares
from the album Shelley!
B-side"Where's It Gonna Get Me"
ReleasedFebruary 1962
RecordedFall 1961
GenrePop[1]
Length2:19
LabelColpix
Songwriter(s)Lyn Duddy and Lee Pockriss
Producer(s)Stu Phillips
Shelley Fabares singles chronology
"Johnny Angel"
(1962) 		"What Did They Do Before Rock 'n' Roll"
(1962)

"Johnny Angel" is a song written and composed by Lyn Duddy and Lee Pockriss. It was originally recorded by both Laurie Loman and Georgia Lee, but those two versions were not successful.[2] It first became a popular hit single when it was recorded by Shelley Fabares in the fall of 1961; she took it to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart when the song was released in 1962. In the same year, British singer Patti Lynn had a moderate hit on the UK Singles Chart with her cover of the song. The American pop music duo The Carpenters recorded "Johnny Angel" in 1973 as part of a medley of oldies on side two of their album Now & Then.

  1. ^ Breihan, Tom (April 19, 2018). "The Number Ones: Shelly Fabares' "Johnny Angel"". Stereogum. Retrieved June 10, 2023. ["Johnny Angel" is] a chaste pop song and a deeply whitebread one...
  2. ^ Leszczak, Bob (2015). From Small Screen to Vinyl: A Guide to Television Stars Who Made Records 1950-2000. Rowman & Littlefield. p 112 ISBN 1442242736