"My Song" is the 1952 debut single by Johnny Ace. Backed by

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, "My Song" was the first of three number one's on the US ''

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for Johnny Ace.

Aretha Franklin version

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released a version of the song that reached number 10 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1968.Aretha Franklin, "My Song" Chart Positions
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Chart performance

Johnny Ace

Aretha Franklin

References

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