Venus (Frankie Avalon song)
Venus is a pop song by Ed Marshall, in the version of Frankie Avalon was a number -one hit in the U.S. Billboard charts in 1959.
Original version
A native of Philadelphia Frankie Avalon was since 1957 when Chancellor Records. As early as 1958 he had to place three titles in the top 20 of the Billboard charts. End of 1958, the songwriter Ed Marshall Avalon before the music composed by him as foxtrot and texted song Venus. The text deals with the plea to the goddess Venus to send a girl to fall in love. Marshall mentioned that he already Al Martino had played to his work and was considering this, take it as an album track. Avalon 's response was to immediately with his producer Bob Marcucci, in conjunction, and three days later Venus was included in Marcuccis New York studio. For playback with orchestra and choir made producer Peter De Angelis.
Publication and success
The 2:21 minutes long title in January 1959 by Chancellor published together with the I'm Broke B-side as a 45 rpm single vinyl single catalog number 1031. After Avalon was advertised in the TV show American Bandstand for the plate, Venus reached on February 9, first time in 1959 with number 99 the Billboard singles chart. On March 9, the title had reached the top of the hit parade, where he could stay for five weeks. A total of Venus was recorded 28 weeks long at Billboard. In the Hot Adult Contemporary Charts Venus also reached No. 1, and in the rhythm-and - blues charts landed the title on the 10th Place.
Was also an international success with Frankie Avalon Venus. In the UK, the record label His Master's Voice released the title under catalog number POP 603. He claimed in the spring of 1959, six weeks in the charts, where it reached the best ranking with rank 16. Venus was published among others in Belgium ( President 375 ), Denmark ( Sonet 8018 ) and Italy ( Chancellor 02012 ).
Cover versions
In Germany, the Avalon Single Venus / I'm Broke was released by the record company Polydor catalog number 66913. However, the title Venus took place in the German charts not taken into account. The same happened to the cover with the German text by Hans Cecily and Peter Lach. It was released by Columbia with Patrizia B-side in June 1959 under number 21190; Artist was Chris Howland. The German text of the same title is largely based on the original English.
In addition to the original version with Frankie Avalon 1959 cover versions with Dickie Valentine ( Pye 15192 ) and Paul Rich ( Embassy 330) were released in the UK. Valentine managed with his version also in the British charts, where he claimed eight weeks, and came to number seven. Great Popularity Venus enjoyed in France. The provided with a French text by Jean Broussolle version was equal to 1959 recorded by several singers, so Annie Fratellini, Georges Guétary, Les Compagnons de la Chanson and Luis Mariano. The greatest success in France had Gloria Lasso with a Spanish version, the 1959 five weeks was at the top of the French singles chart in October and November.
Later versions published by Sam Cooke (LP Hits Of The 50's, 1960), Johnny Tillotson (LP You Can Never Stop Me Loving You, 1963), Pat Boone (LP Is not That a Shame, 1964). One of the most recent cover versions is the recording with Barry Manilow on his LP The Greatest Songs of the Fifties from the year 2006.