My Song (Johnny Ace song)

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"My Song"
Song
B-side"Follow the Rule"

"My Song" is the 1952 debut single by Johnny Ace. Backed by The Beale Streeters, "My Song" was the first of three number one's on the R&B chart for Johnny Ace.[1]

Aretha Franklin version

Aretha Franklin released a version of the song that reached #10 on the U.S. R&B chart and #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.[2]

Chart performance

Johnny Ace

Chart Peak
position
U.S. R&B chart 1

Aretha Franklin

Chart Peak
position
U.S. R&B chart 10
Billboard Hot 100 31

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 22.
  2. ^ Aretha Franklin, "My Song" Chart Positions Retrieved September 21, 2013
Preceded by Billboard Best Selling Retail R & B National Best Sellers number-one single
September 27, 1952
Succeeded by
"Juke" by Little Walter and His Night cats