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"I Will Follow Him"
#1 weeks: 3
weeks: 1963-04-27, 1963-05-04, 1963-05-11
genre: rock, pop
artist: Little Peggy March
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"I Will Follow Him" is a song recorded by Little Peggy March. The music was written by Frank Pourcel (using the pseudonym J.W. Stole) and Paul Mauriat (using the pseudonym Del Roma). The music was adapted by Arthur Altman and the English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel.

The song is a translation of the French language tune "Chariot" recorded a year earlier by Petula Clark, which hit #1 in France and #8 in Belgium and earned Clark a gold record. (Clark's Italian and German recordings of the song were also major hits.)

The song began as an instrumental piece, recorded in 1961 by Franck Pourcel, appearing on the 1961 European LP release: "Amour, Danse, Et Violons. No.17". At the same time, it also appeared on the EP release: "La Voix de son Maitre". Pourcel co-wrote the song with friend and fellow French bandleader Paul Mauriat. Franck Pourcel's original recording was popular on MOR or "easy listening" stations. Paul Mauriat himself later recorded an instrumental version in 1976 with a disco beat, using moog synthesizers.

March's English version, backed with "Wind Up Doll", was released by RCA Victor and hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 27, 1963, making 15-year-old March the youngest female artist to have a US chart-topping single. Her version also made it to #1 on the soul singles chart.