Song:Pretty Little Angel Eyes
Album:Pretty Little Angel Eyes
The 1961 top ten pop hit Pretty Little Angel Eyes was one of two hits for Curtis Lee that were produced by Phil Spector. When he tried to record without Spector, things didn't go so well and by the late 60s Lee left the music business. He was born Oct. 28, 1941 in Yuma, AZ. He recorded for a couple of small labels while in his teens. Ray Peterson (Tell Laura I Love Her) had just started his own label Dune Records and invited Lee to look him up if he ever came to New York. He came to New York in 1960 and started writing songs with Tommy Boyce. Boyce would go on to have a very successful partnership with Bobby Hart. Lee recorded a couple of singles that didn't catch on. Peterson had just finished Corinna Corinna with Spector and brought him in to produce Lee. That Spector magic made all the difference as Pretty Little Angel Eyes reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Under The Moon Of Love reached #46. Lee continued to record but without Spector he never charted again and he left the music business to work in his father's construction company in 1969. Pretty Little Angel Eyes is still an oldies radio standard and you can get all of Curtis Lee's recordings on this Collectables comp. Here's a video for Pretty Little Angel Eyes by Curtis Lee.
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