Angel on My Shoulder (Shelby Flint song) explained

Angel on My Shoulder
Cover:	Angel_on_My_Shoulder_-_Shelby_Flint.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Shelby Flint
Album:	Shelby Flint
B-Side:	Somebody
Released:	October 1960
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Valiant 6001
Producer:	Perry Botkin, Jr.
Prev Title:	I Will Love You
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	I Will Love You
Next Year:	1961

"Angel on My Shoulder" is a song written and recorded by Shelby Flint that was released on a Valiant Records 45 rpm single in 1960 and on her self-titled debut album in 1961.^{[1] [2]} The single reached No. 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in early 1961. It was Flint's only Top 40 hit.^[3]

Other versions

• Jerry Wallace (1960)
• Kathy Young (1961)
• Jimmy Young (1961)
• Pat Boone released his cover on the album Moody River (1961)
• The Cascades released a version of the song on their 1963 album, Rhythm of the Rain.^[4]
• Gary Martin with The Blockbusters (1964)^[5]
• Merrilee Rush charted with her rendition in 1970, reaching #122 (US).
• Joni Lee, daughter of Conway Twitty, hit #42 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, 1976.
• Maureen McGovern (1992)

Notes and References

1. https://www.discogs.com/master/337143-Shelby-Flint-Angel-On-My-Shoulder-Somebody, Shelby Flint - Angel On My Shoulder (45 rpm single)
2. https://www.discogs.com/master/1173522-Shelby-Flint-Shelby-Flint Shelby Flint, Shelby Flint (vinyl album)
3. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Angel+on+My+Shoulder+by+Shelby+Flint&id=37506 Shelby Flint, "Angel on My Shoulder" chart position
4. http://www.discogs.com/Cascades-Rhythm-Of-The-Rain/release/3702377 The Cascades, Rhythm of the Rain
5. Lonergan Hit Records 1950-1975 2005 p.7