
Peak
1
Weeks
23
Score
6,002
Chart Year
1956
"My Prayer" is a 1939 popular song with music by salon violinist Georges Boulanger and lyrics by Carlos Gomez Barrera and Jimmy Kennedy. It was originally written by Boulanger with the title Avant de mourir (Before dying) in 1926. Kennedy added the lyrics for this version in 1939. Glenn Miller recorded the song that year for a number two hit and the Ink Spots' version featuring Bill Kenny reached number three, as well, that year. It has been recorded many times since, but the biggest hit version was a doo-wop rendition in 1956 by the Platters,whose single release reached number one on the Billboard Top 100 in the summer, and ranked four for the year. This version also went to #1 on both the R&B Airplay and R&B Juke Box chart. The Platters recording features in the 2008 film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, in the 1985 film Mischief, in the 1999 film October Sky, and in two episodes of the 2017 series of Twin Peaks. The Ink Spots' version of the song was featured in the 1992 movie Malcolm X. Vera Lynn sang the song in the British film One Exciting Night in 1944. The song also became a tango in the Italian version by Norma Bruni and Cinico Angelini's orchestra (1940), "Sì, voglio vivere ancor
When the twilight is gone and no songbirds are singing When the twilight is gone you come into my heart And here in my heart you will stay while I pray My prayer is to linger with you At the end of the day in a dream that's divine My prayer is a rapture in blue With the world far away and your lips close to mine Tonight while our hearts are a glow Oh tell me the words that I'm longing to know My prayer and the answer you give May they still be the same for as long as we live That you'll always be there at the end of my prayer
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 7, 1956 | 38 | 88 |
| 2 | Jul 14, 1956 | 24 | 102 |
| 3 | Jul 21, 1956 | 7 | 119 |
| 4 | Jul 28, 1956 | 5 | 121 |
| 5 | Aug 4, 1956 | 1 | 125 |
| 6 | Aug 11, 1956 | 1 | 125 |
| 7 | Aug 18, 1956 | 1 | 125 |
| 8 | Aug 25, 1956 | 1 | 125 |
| 9 | Sep 1, 1956 | 1 | 125 |
| 10 | Sep 8, 1956 | 1 | 125 |
| 11 | Sep 15, 1956 | 1 | 125 |
| 12 | Sep 22, 1956 | 2 | 124 |
| 13 | Sep 29, 1956 | 2 | 124 |
| 14 | Oct 6, 1956 | 3 | 123 |
| 15 | Oct 13, 1956 | 4 | 122 |
| 16 | Oct 20, 1956 | 7 | 119 |
| 17 | Oct 27, 1956 | 11 | 115 |
| 18 | Nov 3, 1956 | 14 | 112 |
| 19 | Nov 10, 1956 | 22 | 104 |
| 20 | Nov 17, 1956 | 25 | 101 |