My Special Angel

"My Special Angel"
Single by Bobby Helms
B-side"Standing at the End of My World"
ReleasedAugust 26, 1957
StudioBradley Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length2:57
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Duncan
Bobby Helms singles chronology
"Fraulein"
(1957)
"My Special Angel"
(1957)
"Jingle Bell Rock"
(1957)
"My Special Angel"
Single by The Vogues
from the album Turn Around, Look at Me
B-side"I Keep It Hid"
ReleasedAugust 1968
GenrePop
Length2:57
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Duncan
Producer(s)Dick Glasser
The Vogues singles chronology
"Turn Around, Look at Me"
(1968)
"My Special Angel"
(1968)
"Till"
(1968)

"My Special Angel" is a popular song by Jimmy Duncan, published in 1957.

It was first recorded by the Sonny Land Trio and released by them in 1957, and was a crossover hit that year for Bobby Helms. "My Special Angel," which Bobby Helms recorded at Bradley Studios in Nashville, Tennessee in July 1957,[1] peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[2] and spent four weeks at number one on the US Country music chart.[3] The single made the R&B chart as well, topping out at number eight.[4] Backing vocals were sung by the Anita Kerr Singers.

  1. ^ Snoddy, Glen (1972). "Nashville, The Recording Center" (PDF). Country Music Who's Who. Record World. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 282.
  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 156.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 252.