"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" is a 1961 song by American singer Curtis Lee. 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".

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

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, 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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* The Delltones released a version of ("Pretty Little Angel Eyes") on their 1983 album ("Bop 'Till Ya Drop"). The same song was also released on their 40th anniversary compilation album ("The Big Four O") in 1998.

References

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Background

Chart history and performance

Cover versions

See also

References