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| You are here -> HOME - RETROVILLE - 1955 | - Top Songs - Earth Angel | ||||||||||||
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| Welcome to Retroville! It's 1955! | |||||||||||||
| In 1955, The Penguins scored their first hit with Earth Angel. The song was written by Jesse Belvin, Gaynel Hodge, and Curtis Williams. It quickly climbed Billboard's charts ending up in the Number Eight slot.
Later in 1955, the Crew-Cuts released their version of the song and watched it climb the charts to Number 3. Gloria Mann's version, also that year, rose to Number 18. The song continued to be recorded by various artists including Johnny Tillotson in 1960, The Vogues in 1969, and the New Edition in 1986. While every version made it into the top 100 on Billboard's charts, the most popular and most requested version continues to be by The Penguins. The Lyrics: |
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