"While the Angelus Was Ringing" is a popular song, adapted from the Swiss song "Les trois cloches" (originally written in French by composer Jean Villard, subsequently rendered into English as "The Three Bells") by Dick Manning.
| "While the Angelus Was Ringing" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1948 |
| Genre | Popular music |
| Composer(s) | Jean Villard |
| Lyricist(s) | Dick Manning |
The song was recorded by a number of artists in 1949.
Recorded versions
edit- Johnny Desmond with Tony Mottola (released by MGM Records as catalog number 10358B, with the flip side "Peggy Dear"[1])
- Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra (released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3331, with the flip side "So in Love"[2])
- Dick Haymes and Jeff Alexander (recorded January 16, 1949, released by Decca Records as catalog number 24567, with the flip side "A Rosewood Spinet"[3])
- Eddy Howard and his orchestra (recorded May 1949, released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5254, with the flip side "Someone Like You"[4])
- Allan Jones
- Josef Locke
- Guy Lombardo (recorded March 16, 1949, released by Decca Records as catalog number 24614, with the flip side "Need You"[3])
- Anne Shelton
- Frank Sinatra (recorded December 19, 1948, released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38407, with the flip side "Comme Ci, Comme Ça"[5])
- Margaret Whiting (recorded December 23, 1948, released by Capitol Records as catalog number 15364, with the flip side "My Dream Is Yours"[6])
- The German version was entitled "Wenn die Glocken hell erklingen".