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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 charted with her rendition in 1970, reaching #122 (US). Joni Lee, daughter of Conway Twitty, hit #42 on the Billboard Country Singles chart, 1976.
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]
Bell Records was an American record label founded in 1952 in New York City by Arthur Shimkin, the owner of the children's record label Golden Records, [1] and initially a unit of Pocket Books, [2] after the rights to the name were acquired from Benny Bell who used the Bell name to issue risque novelty records. [3]
[citation needed] "Angel of the Morning" was first recorded by Evie Sands in 1967, before becoming a hit for Merrilee Rush and also P. P. Arnold in 1968, then a million-selling single in 1981 for country-pop singer Juice Newton; later a rendition from Chrissie Hynde was released.
Happening '68 was a rock-and-roll variety show produced by Dick Clark Productions, which aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) network. The show followed American Bandstand on Saturday afternoons.