My Prayer
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"My Prayer" is a 1939 popular song with music by the famous salon violinist Georges Boulanger and lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy. It was originally written by Boulanger with the title "Avant de Mourir" in 1926. The lyrics for this version [1][2] were added by Kennedy in 1939. Glenn Miller recorded the song that year for a #2 hit, and The Ink Spots' version reached #3 as well that year. [3] It has been recorded many times since, but the biggest hit version was a revival in 1956 by The Platters. This version reached #1 on the charts.
[edit] Recorded versions
- Ambrose
- Chet Atkins
- Pat Boone
- P.J. Proby (1964)
- Glen Campbell
- Vikki Carr
- Frank Chacksfield
- Harry Connick Jr. (2004)
- Ray Conniff
- Johnny Desmond
- Jimmy Dorsey
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Glenn Miller Revivals
- Lionel Hampton
- Chick Henderson
- Engelbert Humperdinck
- Leslie (Hutch) Hutchinson
- Jack Hylton
- The Ink Spots (1939)
- Jay and the Americans (1969)
- Tom Jones (1967)
- Bert Kaempfert
- Gene Krupa
- Brenda Lee
- Nessie & Her Beard
- Joe Longthorne
- Joe Loss
- Vera Lynn
- Mantovani (1971)
- Dean Martin
- Glenn Miller (1939)
- Wayne Newton
- Roy Orbison
- Patti Page
- Gene Pitney
- The Platters (1956)
- The Righteous Brothers
- Edna Savage (1956)
- Bobby Vee
| Preceded by "I Almost Lost My Mind" by Pat Boone |
Billboard Top 100 number-one single (The Platters version) August 18, 1956 (4 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley |
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