My Little Angel (William Shakespeare song)

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"My Little Angel"
Single by William Shakespeare
Released1974
Length3:26
LabelAlbert Records
Songwriter(s)Harry Vanda
George Young
William Shakespeare singles chronology
"Can't Stop Myself from Loving You"
(1974)
"My Little Angel"
(1974)
"Just the Way You Are"
(1975)

"My Little Angel" is a song written by ex-Easybeats members Harry Vanda and George Young in 1974 and was recorded by Johnny Cabe, aka stage act William Shakespeare. It was Shakespeare's second big hit in Australia and his first number one, making the number-one spot in Australia for three weeks in early 1975.

Reception[edit]

Cash Box magazine said "This tune is part rap and part singing, a story to a young girl (a daughter), reassuring her that everybody has a guardian angel. Why? Because she's his. Could pick off some AM pop play if given half a chance."[1]

Charts[edit]

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (1974/75) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[2] 1

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1975) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3][4] 14

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. 3 January 1976. p. 9. Retrieved 21 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 270. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 427. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "National Top 100 Singles for 1975". Kent Music Report. 29 December 1975. Retrieved 15 January 2022 – via Imgur.