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Merrilee Rush (née Gunst; January 26, 1944) [1] is an American singer, best known for her recording of the song "Angel of the Morning", a top-10 hit which earned her a Grammy nomination for female vocalist of the year in 1968.
"Angel of the Morning" is a popular song written by Chip Taylor, originally recorded by Evie Sands but which first charted with a version by Merrilee Rush. The song has been covered by many artists including Chrissie Hynde , Dusty Springfield , P. P. Arnold , Connie Eaton , Mary Mason , Guys 'n' Dolls , Melba Montgomery , Olivia Newton-John and ...
A recording of the song by Merrilee Rush debuted on the magazine's Hot 100 in the issue dated June 11, 1977, and reached number 54 during its seven weeks there. [2] Her version also had a two-week run to number 49 on the magazine's Easy Listening chart that began the following month, in the issue dated July 2. [3]
Merrilee Rush "Angel of the Morning" 2 weeks 27 July 3 August The Irish Rovers "The Orange and the Green" / "Whiskey on a Sunday" 3 weeks 10 August 17 August 24 August Richard Harris "MacArthur Park" 2 weeks 31 August 7 September Mama Cass with The Mamas & the Papas "Dream a Little Dream of Me" 1 week 14 September Tom Jones "Help Yourself" 2 weeks
The new line up, now going by the name Blue Buffalo, recorded some tracks for Atlantic which were never completed and in June added second lead guitarist Joey Newman from L.A band, Touch. Newman (b. Vern Kjellberg, August 29, 1947, Seattle, Washington) had previously worked with Don & The Good Times, The Liberty Party and Merrilee Rush & The ...
Merrilee Rush charted with her rendition in 1970, reaching #122 (US). Joni Lee , daughter of Conway Twitty, hit #42 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, 1976. Maureen McGovern (1992)
Merrilee Rush recorded "Hush" for her 1968 album Angel of the Morning. [25] Love Affair recorded "Hush" for their 1968 album The Everlasting Love Affair. [25] A 1973 single release of "Hush" by Jeannie C. Riley, from her album Just Jeannie, reached #51 on the Billboard C&W chart. [25]
The highest-charting was a cover of Merrilee Rush's "Angel of the Morning", which made it to number 22 on the Billboard country chart. A more successful version would be recorded by Juice Newton in the 1980s. [7] In April 1978, United Artists issued Montgomery's second eponymous LP featuring "Angel of the Morning". [29]