"in 1973 as part of a medley of oldies on side two of their album ""Now & Then"". ""Johnny Angel"" is the debut pop single by Shelley Fabares. Her cover version of the song was released in 1962 on the Colpix label.</small> The track was the first single taken from Fabares' debut solo album ""Shelley!"", which was produced and arranged by Stu Phillips. The single premiered on an episode, ""Donna's Prima Donna"" of Fabares' sitcom, ""The Donna Reed Show"", during the fourth season (episode 20). It also has a sequel song entitled ""Johnny Loves Me"", which tells the story of"
"Singles Chart at number 37 in May 1962. The pop music duo the Carpenters recorded ""Johnny Angel"" and included it on their fifth studio album ""Now & Then"" in May 1973. The song was produced by Richard Carpenter and his sister Karen and was issued on the A&M record label. The song was included on Side ""B"" of the album as part of an oldies medley. Johnny Angel (song) ""Johnny Angel"" is a song written and composed by Lyn Duddy and Lee Pockriss. The song was originally recorded by both Laurie Loman and Georgia Lee, but those two versions were"
"Angel (Lionel Richie song) ""Angel"" is a song by American singer Lionel Richie. It was written by Richie, Paul Barry, and Mark Taylor for his sixth studio album ""Renaissance"" (2000), while production was helmed by Brian Rawling and Taylor. Island Def Jam released ""Angel"" as the album's lead single in fall 2000. Richie's highest-charting success in years, it reached the top ten in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and on the US ""Billboard"" Adult Contemporary chart, while peaking at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart. An accompanying music video for ""Angel"" was filmed by German directors Wolf Gresenz und Bernard"
"Jimmy Duncan (songwriter) Jimmy Duncan ""(né"" James Ollie Duncan, Jr.; 25 June 1927 in Houston – 9 November 2011 in Houston) was an American songwriter, singer, composer, author, arranger and producer, best known for his 1957 song ""My Special Angel,"" a No.1 country/western hit for Bobby Helms. Duncan also co-wrote ""String Along"", which charted in 1960 for Fabian and in 1963 for Ricky Nelson; and ""Everybody Knows"", a minor hit in 1964 for Steve Lawrence. In the late 1960s Duncan owned a rock club in Houston named ""The Living Eye""; nationally known groups such as the Electric Prunes and ?"
"Devil or Angel ""Devil or Angel"" is a song written by Blanche Carter and originally recorded by the Clovers in 1955. It was re-recorded by John Bailey after he left the Clovers and formed another Clovers group for Lana Records in 1965. The song was recorded by Bobby Vee, with veteran session drummer Earl Palmer among the studio musicians, and reached number 6 in the US charts in 1960. It was Vee's first Top 10 hit. It was later recorded by Johnny Crawford and Jesse Winchester. Neither of those versions charted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The Hollywood"
"Flames released a version of the song as a single in 1960. Tony Scotti recorded the song in 1969. The single peaked at #117 on Billboard's ""Bubbling Under"" chart. Devil or Angel ""Devil or Angel"" is a song written by Blanche Carter and originally recorded by the Clovers in 1955. It was re-recorded by John Bailey after he left the Clovers and formed another Clovers group for Lana Records in 1965. The song was recorded by Bobby Vee, with veteran session drummer Earl Palmer among the studio musicians, and reached number 6 in the US charts in 1960. It was"
"Angel (Shaggy song) ""Angel"" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy featuring Rayvon. It was the follow-up to Shaggy's international number-one hit ""It Wasn't Me"", released in late 2000. ""Angel"" proved to be almost as successful, reaching number one in many countries, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The song uses the bass line from ""The Joker"" by Steve Miller (1973). The chorus melody is from ""Angel of the Morning"", originally written and composed by Chip Taylor, that has been recorded numerous times and has been a hit single for various artists including Merrilee"
"!scope=""row""| Netherlands !scope=""row""| Norway !scope=""row""| Switzerland !scope=""row""| United Kingdom Angel (Shaggy song) ""Angel"" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy featuring Rayvon. It was the follow-up to Shaggy's international number-one hit ""It Wasn't Me"", released in late 2000. ""Angel"" proved to be almost as successful, reaching number one in many countries, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The song uses the bass line from ""The Joker"" by Steve Miller (1973). The chorus melody is from ""Angel of the Morning"", originally written and composed by Chip Taylor, that has been recorded numerous times and has"
"are dangerously enigmatic, and the docks of New Orleans glisten under the diffuse light of a single street-lamp. Even Hoagy Carmichael sounds eerie singing ""Memphis in June."" There are no black diamonds, but ""Johnny Angel"" glitters like one."" Johnny Angel Johnny Angel is a 1945 film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Frank Gruber and Steve Fisher from the novel ""Mr. Angel Comes Aboard"" by Charles Gordon Booth. The movie stars George Raft, Claire Trevor and Signe Hasso, and features Hoagy Carmichael. A merchant ship captain (George Raft) finds his father's ship – of the same line"
"best known number one hits on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 Singles Charts were ""Blue Moon"" by the Marcels in the spring of 1961 (also a number one in the UK, where Colpix was licensed to Pye International), and ""Johnny Angel"" by Shelley Fabares in the spring of 1962. Bernadette Castro recorded for the label ""Get Rid of Him""/""A Girl in Love Forgives"" and ""His Lips Get in the Way""/""Sportscar Sally"". Singer Jo Ann Greer, who dubbed several of the actresses at Columbia Pictures, recorded two albums with the studio's musical director, Morris Stoloff: ""Soundtracks, Voices and Themes"" and ""The Naked"
"Teen Angel (song) ""Teen Angel"" is a teenage tragedy song written by Jean Dinning (1924–2011) and her husband, Red Surrey, and performed by both Jean's brother, Mark Dinning, and Alex Murray in 1959. ""Teen Angel"" was released in October 1959. The song was not an instant success, with radio stations in the U.S. banning the song, considering it too sad. Despite the reluctance of radio stations, the song continued to climb the charts. In the last week of 1959, the single jumped from #100 to #50 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. It went on to reach #1 on the"
"Rosie Hamlin Rosalie ""Rosie"" Méndez Hamlin (July 21, 1945 – March 30, 2017) was an American singer and songwriter who was the frontwoman of the group Rosie and the Originals, best known for the 1960 song ""Angel Baby"", which became a Top 40 hit in 1961 when Hamlin was only fifteen years old. She would formally retire from the music industry in 1963 after starting a family with her husband and guitarist, Noah Tafolla. Hamlin performed several revival concerts until 2002, before retiring from live performances due to advanced fibromyalgia. Hamlin's ""Angel Baby"" was covered by several artists, including Linda"
"The Angels (American group) The Angels are an American girl group that originated from New Jersey, best known for their 1963 No. 1 hit single, ""My Boyfriend's Back"". The group originated in New Jersey as the Starlets which consisted of sisters, Barbara ""Bibs"" and Phyllis ""Jiggs"" Allbut, Bernadette Carroll, and Lynda Malzone. They had some minor local hits and wound up doing back-up work in the studio. When Lynda Malzone left, Linda Jankowski (later Jansen) became the new lead singer. Their manager, Tom DeCillis, turned his focus to Bernadette Carroll and dropped the rest of the group. Carroll would find"
"E major. Angel (Aerosmith song) ""Angel"" is a power ballad by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by lead singer Steven Tyler and professional songwriting collaborator Desmond Child. It was released in 1988 as the third single from the band's successful 1987 album ""Permanent Vacation."" It quickly climbed to #3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, which at the time was their highest charting single ever. The song currently ranks second behind the 1998 smash ""I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"", which was Aerosmith's first single (and as of 2018, only single) to top the Hot 100. The song"
"Angeles in 1950, and sang with the Mighty Clouds of Joy before moving into secular music. Influenced by Little Willie John, he first recorded as an R&B artist for the Swingin' record label. However, he did not achieve major success until signing for San Francisco-based Fantasy Records' subsidiary label, Galaxy. His first hit was the mid-tempo blues ""You'll Need Another Favor,"" sung in the style of Bobby Bland, with arrangement by Ray Shanklin and produced by Cliff Goldsmith. The follow-up, ""Part Time Love"", written by Clay Hammond and featuring Arthur Wright on guitar, became his biggest hit, reaching #1 in"
"Johnny Angel Johnny Angel is a 1945 film noir directed by Edwin L. Marin and written by Frank Gruber and Steve Fisher from the novel ""Mr. Angel Comes Aboard"" by Charles Gordon Booth. The movie stars George Raft, Claire Trevor and Signe Hasso, and features Hoagy Carmichael. A merchant ship captain (George Raft) finds his father's ship – of the same line – derelict at sea, the entire crew having disappeared. From an unlisted passenger (Signe Hasso), the only survivor of the hijacking of the ship, he learns of a plot involving secret gold, and searches New Orleans for his"
"the charts, peaking at number three in 1957. My Special Angel ""My Special Angel"" is a popular song by Jimmy Duncan, published in 1957. The song became a crossover hit in 1957 for Bobby Helms. ""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 peaking at number eight. It became a gold record. Backing vocals were sung by the Anita Kerr Singers. In the United Kingdom, a version"
"one #1 Billboard Hot 100 hit with ""Strangers in the Night"" in 1966. Frankie Valli (who was portrayed in the play Jersey Boys) had 7 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1960s and 1970s, including ""December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"". Kool & the Gang had a #1 Hot 100 hit with ""Celebration"" in 1981. Bon Jovi had 4 #1 Hot 100 hits, including ""Living on a Prayer"" in 1987. Whitney Houston (d. 2012) had 11 #1 Hot 100 hits in the 1980s and 1990s, including ""I Will Always Love You"" in 1992. P.M. Dawn had one #1 hit with"
"Ollie & Jerry]) would all find themselves sharing space on the pop singles charts within a year of each other, a decade after this album's release. Perfect Angel Perfect Angel is the second studio album by American singer Minnie Riperton, released in 1974 by Epic Records. The album contains the biggest hit of Riperton's career, ""Lovin' You"", which topped the U.S. Pop Singles chart for one week in early April 1975. In 1973, a college intern for Epic Records found Riperton in semi-retirement. She had become a homemaker and a mother of two in Florida. After he heard a demo"
"Angel (Aerosmith song) ""Angel"" is a power ballad by American rock band Aerosmith. It was written by lead singer Steven Tyler and professional songwriting collaborator Desmond Child. It was released in 1988 as the third single from the band's successful 1987 album ""Permanent Vacation."" It quickly climbed to #3 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, which at the time was their highest charting single ever. The song currently ranks second behind the 1998 smash ""I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"", which was Aerosmith's first single (and as of 2018, only single) to top the Hot 100. The song is in"
"Johnny Horton Johnny Horton (born as John LaGale Horton, April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country music, honky tonk and rockabilly singer and musician, during the 1950s and early 1960s, best known for his international hits beginning with the 1959 single ""The Battle of New Orleans"", which was awarded the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song was awarded the Grammy Hall of Fame Award and in 2001 ranked No. 333 of the Recording Industry Association of America's ""Songs of the Century"". His first number 1 country song was in 1959, ""When"
"Angel (Sarah McLachlan song) ""Angel"" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan about the heroin overdose death of Jonathan Melvoin (1961-1996), the Smashing Pumpkins touring keyboard player, as McLachlan explained on ""VH1 Storytellers"". The song first appeared on ""Surfacing"", the Canadian singer's 1997 album. It is sometimes mistitled as ""In the Arms of an Angel"" or ""Arms of the Angel"". ""Angel"" was McLachlan's second consecutive top five hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, debuting at number twelve, and then jumping to the top ten the following week, before peaking at number four. It remained at the top ten"
"vocals were performed by the girl group The Blossoms.</small> ""Shelley!"" was released in June 1962. One month after its release the album charted at #106 on the ""Billboard"" 200 Chart. The first single taken from ""Shelley!"" was ""Johnny Angel"", and it was performed by Fabares on ""The Donna Reed Show"" during the show's fourth season. The song was released shortly before her ""Shelley!"" album and became a #1 US Hot 100 hit for two weeks on the pop chart. ""Johnny Angel"" sold over a million copies and was awarded a gold disc. ""Johnny Angel"" also charted at #41 on the"
"originally with partner Peter De Angelis; Ray Sharkey played a version of Marcucci in the movie ""The Idolmaker"" [1980]. The record label also had the imprint ""Chancellor Country"" which was also distributed by ABC-Paramount Records. Chancellor Records Chancellor Records was a record label associated with ABC-Paramount Records, which initially distributed the smaller label. Based in Philadelphia, it was an integral part of the dominance of popular Philadelphia artists and music in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Its first hit was ""With All My Heart"" sung by Jodie Sands (1957), but the major artists the label was famous for were"
"Jerry Knight Jerry Ernest Knight (April 17, 1952 — December 29, 1996) was an American R&B vocalist and bassist who reached prominence in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Along with Ray Parker Jr., he was a founding member of the group Raydio, singing vocals on their early hit ""Jack and Jill."" He then left to pursue a solo career, releasing three solo albums and achieving moderate success with minor hits such as ""Overnight Sensation,"" ""Perfect Fit"" and ""Turn It Out"". A Los Angeles native, in 1983, Knight teamed with session drummer Ollie E. Brown to form Ollie & Jerry."
"Angels, joined occasionally by Barbara Allbut. In 2005, the Angels were inducted in the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Depicted by actresses, the Angels are shown singing ""My Boyfriend's Back"" in the 2014 film ""Jersey Boys"", based on the Broadway hit musical about Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Both groups originated in New Jersey. On October 5, 2018, former member Bernadette Carroll died at the age of 74. The Starlets The Angels The Angels (American group) The Angels are an American girl group that originated from New Jersey, best known for their 1963 No. 1 hit single, ""My Boyfriend's"
"the record included Howard Collins, Barry Galbraith and Mundell Lowe on guitar, Lloyd Trotman on bass, Jerry Allison on drums and Hank Rowland on piano. The song enjoyed its most success in 1964 when Betty Everett and Jerry Butler released their wistful version of the popular song. Their soulful duet was a bona fide hit which peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as topped the Cashbox Soul/R&B charts for 3 weeks (the Billboard R&B chart wasn't tabulated at all in 1964 so could not be used for reference). – on 2015 the version of Angelo"
"Ray Smith (rockabilly singer) Ray Smith (October 30, 1934 – November 29, 1979) was an American rockabilly musician. Smith recorded for Vee-Jay Records, Tollie Records, Smash Records, and Sun Records during his career, and had a hit with the song ""Rockin' Little Angel"" in 1960 on Judd Records. ""Rockin' Little Angel"" took a portion of its melody from the 1844 song ""Buffalo Gals"". The record sold over one million copies, earning a gold disc. Smith often recorded material written by Charlie Rich, and was influenced by Elvis Presley. Smith committed suicide on November 29, 1979, at the age of 45."
"and Rikrok at the songs Angel and It Wasn't Me from Hot Shot. The album hit number one on the ""Billboard"" 200 and U.K. albums chart. Shaggy discography Jamaican-American singer Shaggy has released ten studio albums, seven compilation albums and thirty-nine singles. He is best known for his hit singles ""Oh Carolina"", ""Boombastic"", ""It Wasn't Me"", and ""Angel"". In 2000, Shaggy released the album ""Hot Shot"", which was certified 6x Platinum in the U.S. The album featured the singles ""It Wasn't Me"" and ""Angel"", the latter of which was built around two song samples – Merrilee Rush's 1968 hit ""Angel"
"Angel (Massive Attack song) ""Angel"" is a song by English trip hop group Massive Attack. It features lead vocals and songwriting from Horace Andy. It was released as the third single from their third studio album, ""Mezzanine"" (1998), on 13 July 1998. ""Angel"" peaked at number 30 on the UK Singles Chart. Daddy G described the song as ""[starting] something we've got to finish. It was a much bigger thing than any member of the band."" The song samples The Incredible Bongo Band song, ""Last Bongo in Belgium"". The music video for ""Angel"" features Grant ""Daddy G"" Marshall in a"
"Mark Dinning Max Edward Dinning (August 17, 1933 — March 22, 1986) — stage name Mark Dinning — was an American pop music singer. In February 1960, the song ""Teen Angel"", written by his sister Jean (Eugenia) (March 29, 1924 — February 22, 2011) and her husband (Mark's brother-in-law) Red Surrey, reached No. 1 on the Billboard Charts. Jean and two of her sisters, Virginia and Lucille, comprised ""The Dinning Sisters"", a popular singing trio in the 1940s. Additionally, Dinning is the uncle of Dean Dinning, bass guitarist for alternative rock band Toad the Wet Sprocket. Max Edward Dinning was"
"My Boyfriend's Back (album) My Boyfriend's Back is the second studio album released by the American pop girl group The Angels. It was issued on the Smash Records label in September 1963. The album was produced by Robert Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer. It features the Angels biggest hit, ""My Boyfriend's Back"", which reached number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Composed by the team of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer, ""My Boyfriend's Back"" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Peggy Santiglia was by this time the lead singer of the Angels"
"My Boyfriend's Back (album) My Boyfriend's Back is the second studio album released by the American pop girl group The Angels. It was issued on the Smash Records label in September 1963. The album was produced by Robert Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer. It features the Angels biggest hit, ""My Boyfriend's Back"", which reached number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Composed by the team of Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, and Richard Gottehrer, ""My Boyfriend's Back"" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. Peggy Santiglia was by this time the lead singer of the Angels"