Little Peggy March - I WILL FOLLOW HIM (1963)

NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED - (RCA Victor 8139) When fourteen year old Peggy March (Margaret Annemarie Battavio) walked into New York City's RCA Victor Recording Studios in early January 1963, little did she know that she was making musical history. Just three months later when her recording of 'I Will Follow Him' hit the top of the charts for three weeks in a row, she achieved the title of being the youngest female to have a #1 hit record. What many people do not know is that the tune was originally composed in 1961 by Frank Pourcel and Paul Mauriat who used the pseudonyms, J.W. Stole and Del Roma. Entitled, 'Chariot', Pourcel recorded an orchestral version in 1961. Then in 1962 with French lyrics written by Jacques Plante, singer Petula Clark recorded a version which garnered her a gold record in Europe. Later that year, the song was adapted by Arthur Altman with new English lyrics by Norman Gimbel. It would eventually make its way to producers, Hugo & Luigi at RCA Victor Records where young Miss March was signed to a recording contract and the rest was history. While Peggy March recorded at RCA Victor for seven years until 1969, her hit making momentum was apparently much more lucrative when she picked up and moved to Germany selling millions of records in Europe. Later relocating back to the United States, Peggy March is still performing today.

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