Dutch band Shocking Blue.
Venus became Avalon's first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it spent five weeks atop the survey. The song also reached number ten on the R&B chart. The song's lyrics detail a man's plea to Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty, to send him a girl to love and one who will love him as well. Billboard ranked it as the No. 4 song for 1959. In 1976, Avalon released a new disco version of Venus. This helped revive the singer's career, as his success had been waning prior to its release and was Avalon's last Hot 100 hit. The re-recording of Venus peaking at number forty-six and at number one on the Easy Listening chart. The song was covered in the United Kingdom by Dickie Valentine who spent a week at number 20 in the Singles Chart in May 1959, the week before Frankie Avalon reached the Top 20 with his original version. In 1976, Avalon released a new disco version of Venus. This helped revive the singer's career, as his success had been waning prior to its release and was Avalon's last Hot 100 hit. The re-recording of Venus peaking at number forty-six and at number one on the Easy Listening chart. Venus was the Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility. (thanks, Brett-Edmonton, Canada). This was the first of two US #1 singles by Avalon, who was a former trumpeter-the other was Why.. It was also the first US Top 10 hit that Avalon sang without holding his nose.  Venus  is a song written by Lady Gaga with DJ White Shadow in 2012 - 13 for ARTPOP. She revealed the song title on September 20, 2013 via Twitter. According to Lady Gaga, Venus was produced by an up and coming female producer; that statement made fans think that the song was produced by Lady Gaga herself. The song was inspired by The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli which is also included on the album cover for ARTPOP. On September 19, 2013, Gaga posted a picture of her inside the studio booth finishing up vocals for the song. Venus  is a song written by Ed Marshall and Peter DeAngelis. The most successful and best-known recording of the track was done by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959 (see 1959 in music). In 1976, Avalon released a new disco version of Venus. This helped revive the singer's career, as his success had been waning prior to its release and was Avalon's last Hot 100 hit. The re-recording of Venus peaking at number forty-six and at number one on the Easy Listening chart. Venus  is a 1969 song written by Robbie van Leeuwen. In 1970, the Dutch band Shocking Blue took the song to number one in nine countries. 1 This version was used in TV spots for ladies' razor Gillette Venus model. 2  In 2004, Belgian girl group Seduced recorded a cover which incorporated elements of both the original Shocking Blue version and the Bananarama cover. 3  The song peaked at #25 on the Belgian Singles Top 50 that year. The song's lead vocals are performed by Mariska Veres. The song's music and lyrics are written by Robbie van Leeuwen, the band's guitarist, sitarist and background vocalist, who also produced, along with record producer Jerry Ross. Van Leeuwen originally miswrote the line ...the goddess on the mountain top... as ...the godness on the mountain top.... 1 This version was used in TV spots for ladies' razor Gillette Venus model. 2  In 2004, Belgian girl group Seduced recorded a cover which incorporated elements of both the original Shocking Blue version and the Bananarama cover. 3  The song peaked at #25 on the Belgian Singles Top 50 that year. 4,244 pages on this wiki. Venus was the last song recorded for the album according to audio engineer, Dave Russell. The song was inspired by The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli which is also included on the album cover for ARTPOP. On September 19, 2013, Gaga posted a picture of her inside the studio booth finishing up vocals for the song. Not only did both Shocking Blue and Bananarama's versions of Venus get to #1 in the States...so did Frankie Avalon's earlier, unrelated song of the same title. I can find only one other instance of two different songs with the same title both reaching #1: I'm Sorry by Brenda Lee, and I'm Sorry by John Denver. In Shocking Blue's home country, this never made it to #1. After its success in the States, the song was re-released, but climbed no further that #3 on the Dutch pop chart. In 1959, Frankie Avalon had a US #1 hit with
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who sang the original venus song