"My Prayer "/ "Heaven on Earth" The Platters"
#1 weeks: 1
weeks: 1956-08-04
artist: "The Wayward Wind" Gogi Grant
"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. 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.