"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" | ||||
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Single by Curtis Lee | ||||
B-side | "Gee, How I Wish You Were Here" | |||
Released | June 1961 | |||
Recorded | 1961 | |||
Genre | Pop, doo-wop [1] | |||
Length | 2:33 | |||
Label | Dunes Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Curtis Lee, Tommy Boyce | |||
Producer(s) | Phil Spector | |||
Curtis Lee singles chronology | ||||
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"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 (1961) | Peak position |
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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]
Notable acts who have performed the song include: