Venus (Frankie Avalon song)
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| “Venus” | |||||
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| Single by Frankie Avalon | |||||
| B-side | "I'm Broke" | ||||
| Released | 1959 | ||||
| Length | 2:20 | ||||
| Label | Chancellor | ||||
| Writer(s) | Ed Marshall | ||||
| Frankie Avalon singles chronology | |||||
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"Venus" is the name of a song written by Ed Marshall. The most successful and well-known recording of it was done by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959 (see [[1959 in music]). It became Avalon's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's lyrics detail a man's plea to Venus, the goddess of love, to send him a girl for him to love and who will love him as well.
In 1976, Frankie Avalon released a new disco version of "Venus." This helped revive the singer's career, as his success had been waning prior to its release. The re-recording of "Venus" was Avalon's last Hot 100 hit, peaking at #46.
Barry Manilow covered the song in 2006 on his album The Greatest Songs of the Fifties.
| Preceded by "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single March 9, 1959 - April 12, 1959 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Come Softly to Me" by The Fleetwoods |
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