Released June 1961 | Recorded 1961 Length 2:33 | |
B-side "Gee, How I Wish You Were Here" Format Vinyl record (7" 45 RPM) | ||
"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" is a 1961 song by American singer Curtis Lee. It was released on Dunes Records, #45-2007. Phil Spector served as producer, and also produced Lee's follow-up hit "Under the Moon of Love". It spent 11 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 7, while reaching No. 5 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".
The track is in the doo-wop style, with backing vocals by the Halos. The Halos were a doo-wop group composed of Harold Johnson, Al Cleveland, Phil Johnson, and Arthur Crier (bass).
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