My Song (Johnny Ace song)

"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]

For the song by Jerry Cantrell, see My Song (Jerry Cantrell song).
"My Song"
Single by Johnny Ace
B-side"Follow the Rule"
ReleasedAugust 1952
GenreBlues
Length3:02
LabelDuke
Songwriter(s)David James Mattis
Johnny Ace singles chronology
"My Song"
(1952)		 "Cross My Heart"
(1953)

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
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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
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