"My Special Angel" is a

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by Jimmy Duncan, published in

1957 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th y ...

. 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 Robert Lee Helms (August 15, 1933 – June 19, 1997) was an American country singer, who is best remembered for his 1957 Christmas hit "Jingle Bell Rock". Additionally, he had two other hit records from that year: " Fraulein" and "My Special Ang ...

. "My Special Angel," which Bobby Helms recorded in July 1957, peaked at number seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and spent four weeks at number one on the US Country music chart. The single made the R&B chart as well, topping out at number eight. Backing vocals were sung by the Anita Kerr Singers.

Notable cover versions

*In the United Kingdom, a version recorded by

Malcolm Vaughan Malcolm Vaughan (22 March 1929 – 9 February 2010) was a Welsh traditional pop music singer and actor. Known for his distinctive tenor voice, he had a number of chart hits in the United Kingdom during the 1950s. Biography Born Malcolm James ...

spent 14 weeks on the charts, peaking at number three in 1957. *The song was revived in 1968 by

the Vogues The Vogues are an American vocal rock and roll group from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The original lineup consisted of Bill Burkette (lead baritone), Don Miller (baritone), Hugh Geyer (first tenor), and Chuck Blasko (s ...

, with their version reaching number seven on the Hot 100 chart and faring even better on the Easy Listening chart, where it spent two weeks at number one in October 1968.

Other cover versions

The Four Preps The Four Preps are an American popular music male quartet. In the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, the group amassed eight gold singles and three gold albums. Their million-selling signature tunes included " 26 Miles (Santa Catalina)", " Big Man", "Lazy ...

on their album ''How To Succeed in Love (If You’re Really Trying)'' (1958). * Keely Smith on her album ''Because You’re Mine'' (1962). *

Bill Haley William John Clifton Haley (; July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981) was an American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-sel ...

on his album ''Bill Haley and His Comets'' (1960) Warner Bros. WS-1378. *Bobby Vinton on his album "The Greatest Hits of the Golden Groups" (1963)

Charts

Bobby Helms version

Malcolm Vaughan

The Vogues version

References

External links

* * {{authority control 1957 singles 1968 singles Bobby Helms songs The Vogues songs Songs written by Jimmy Duncan (songwriter) 1957 songs Song recordings produced by Dick Glasser