"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" is a 1961 song by

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singer

Curtis Lee Curtis Edwin Lee (October 28, 1939 – January 8, 2015) was an American singer of the early 1960s, who was twice a beneficiary of Phil Spector's productions in 1961. These were "Pretty Little Angel Eyes" ( US #7) and "Under the Moon of Love" ( ...

. It was released on Dunes Records, #45-2007.

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served as producer, and also produced Lee's follow-up hit "

Under the Moon of Love "Under the Moon of Love" is a song written by Tommy Boyce and Curtis Lee, and first recorded in 1961 by Curtis Lee. Produced by Phil Spector, Lee's recording was released on Dunes Records #45-2008, with the "B" side "Beverly Jean". It peaked ...

Background

The track is in the

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style, with backing vocals by

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. The Halos were a doo-wop group composed of Harold Johnson, Al Cleveland, Phil Johnson, and Arthur Crier (bass).

Chart history and performance

The song spent 11 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at No. 7, while reaching No. 6 on the ''

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'', August 26, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved March 12, 2018. Outside the US, the song reached No. 5 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade","Lever Hit Parade" 05-Oct-1961
Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed October 12, 2016. No. 15 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, and No. 47 on the UK's ''

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'' chart. The song was ranked No. 77 on ''

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''s end of year " Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year" and No. 56 on ''

''s "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961".

Cover versions

Notable acts who have performed the song include: *

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References

{{Authority control 1961 singles 1961 songs Song recordings produced by Phil Spector Songs written by Curtis Lee Songs written by Tommy Boyce Showaddywaddy songs

Background

Chart history and performance

Cover versions

See also

References