My Prayer

My Prayer

"My Prayer" is a 1939 popular song with music by the famous salon violinist Georges Boulanger and lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy. It was originally written by Boulanger with the title "Avant de Mourir" in 1926. The lyrics for this version were added by Kennedy in 1939. Glenn Miller recorded the song that year for a #2 hit and The Ink Spots' version reached #3 as well that year.[1] It has been recorded many times since, but the biggest hit version was a revival in 1956 by The Platters. This version reached #1 on the charts and was featured in the 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The Ink Spots' version of the song was featured in the 1992 movie, Malcolm X. The song also became a tango in the italian version by Norma Bruni and Cinico Angelini's orchestra (1940), "Sì, voglio vivere ancor!"[2].

Cover Versions

Preceded by
"I Almost Lost My Mind" by Pat Boone		 Billboard Top 100 number-one single
(The Platters version)
August 18, 1956 (4 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley

References

  1. ^ Notes on the song by its publisher
  2. ^ First italian version of "My prayer", titled "Sì, voglio vivere ancor!" by Norma Bruni
  3. ^ Rosita Serrano "Avant de mourir"

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