He (song)

"He" is a song about God, written in 1954. The song made the popular music charts the following year.

"He"
Single by Al Hibbler
B-side"Breeze (Blow My Baby Back To Me)"
Released1955
GenreChristian music
Length3:02
LabelDecca
Songwriter(s)Lyrics: Richard Mullan
Music:Jack Richards
Al Hibbler singles chronology
"Danny Boy"
(1955)		 "He"
(1955)		 "This Love of Mine"
(1955)

The music was written by Jack Richards, with lyrics by Richard Mullan. The song was originally published by Avas Music Publishing, Inc.

First recordings

The first recording to be released was by Al Hibbler, whose version reached No. 4 on Billboard's chart of Best Sellers in Stores, No. 7 on Billboard's Top 100, No. 7 on Billboard's chart of Most Played by Jockeys, and No. 8 on Billboard's chart of Most Played in Juke Boxes.[1] Despite its popularity with listeners to Radio Luxenbourg, the song never reached the British charts - mainly due to the ban imposed by the BBC on popular songs with what they termed pseudo-religious lyrics and both Hibbler's and the version by the McGuire Sisters lost out due to that decision.

The McGuire Sisters also released a version of the song in 1955, which reached No. 10 on Billboard's chart of Most Played in Juke Boxes, No. 12 on Billboard's Top 100, No. 12 on Billboard's chart of Best Sellers in Stores, and No. 16 on Billboard's chart of Most Played by Jockeys.[2]

The song was ranked No. 33 on Billboard's ranking of "1955's Top Tunes", based on the Honor Roll of Hits[3] and No. 34 on Billboard's ranking of "1956's Top Tunes".[4]

Other recordings

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (1987) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 146.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1987) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Publications, Inc. p. 202.
  3. "1955's Top Tunes", Billboard, December 31, 1955. p. 29. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
  4. "1956's Top Tunes", Billboard, December 29, 1956. p. 32. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  5. "The Village of St. Bernadette – Andy Williams". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  6. Hot 100 - The Righteous Brothers He Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
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