Pretty Little Angel Eyes

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B-side"Gee, How I Wish You Were Here"
ReleasedJune 1961
Recorded1961
"Pretty Little Angel Eyes"
Single by Curtis Lee
B-side"Gee, How I Wish You Were Here"
ReleasedJune 1961
Recorded1961
GenrePop, doo-wop[1]
Length2:33
LabelDunes Records
Songwriter(s)Curtis Lee, Tommy Boyce
Producer(s)Phil Spector
Curtis Lee singles chronology
"Pledge of Love"
(1961)
"Pretty Little Angel Eyes"
(1961)
"Under the Moon of Love"
(1961)

"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" is a 1961 song by American singer Curtis Lee. It was released on Dunes Records, #45-2007.[2] Phil Spector served as producer, and also produced Lee's follow-up hit "Under the Moon of Love".

The track is in the doo-wop style, with backing vocals by the Halos.[3] The Halos were a doo-wop group composed of Harold Johnson, Al Cleveland, Phil Johnson, and Arthur Crier (bass).[4]

Chart history and performance

Chart (1961) Peak
position
Canada - CHUM Hit Parade[5] 15
New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade[6] 5
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 7
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[8] 6
UK Record Retailer[9] 47

The song spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 7,[10] while reaching No. 6 on the Cash Box Top 100,[8] Outside the US, the song reached No. 5 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade",[6] No. 15 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[5] and No. 47 on the UK's Record Retailer chart.[9]

The song was ranked No. 77 on Billboard's end of year "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year"[11] and No. 56 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961".[12]

Cover versions

See also

References

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