Gloria Mann

Gloria Mann was an American pop singer. She reached the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 in 1955, and was best known for her cover version of "Earth Angel."[1][2][3] She was signed by Decca Records.[4] On Decca records she had a chart entry with the cover version of Why Do Fools Fall In Love (Decca 29832). It entered the Billboard Hot 100 on March, 10th 1956 and reched position 59.

Early life, family and education

She was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Career

Mann scored two hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1955. The first was a cover version of "Earth Angel", which reached number 18. Later that year, "A Teenage Prayer" peaked at number 19; this featured Sid Bass leading the backing orchestra. Both were released on Sound Records.[5]

In 2003, a compilation album, Don't Call Me Barry: The Best of Gloria Mann was released.[6][7]

Personal life

Mann married and raised two sons. The family relocated from Philadelphia to Miami. Her son, Bob Rosenberg, is known for forming the pop music group Will to Power.[8]

She died in December 2001.^[citation needed]

References

1. "A Galaxy of Talent from South Philly Archived 2024-06-05 at the Wayback Machine." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 30, 1996, p. 349 (subscription required).
2. Takiff, Alan. "Live! This Week Archived 2024-06-05 at the Wayback Machine." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Daily News, October 23, 1987, p. 47 (subscription required).
3. "Rock 'N Roll Show Set for Mastbaum Archived 2024-06-05 at the Wayback Machine" (includes photo of Mann). Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 27, 1955, p. 119 (subscription required).
4. "Gloria Mann Tops Moonlight Cruises Archived 2024-06-05 at the Wayback Machine." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 29, 1956, p. 113 (subscription required).
5. "45 Discography for Sound Records". Globaldogproductions.info. Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
6. "Gloria Mann Albums, Discography". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
7. Adams, Greg. "Don't Call Me Barry: The Best of Gloria Mann - Gloria Mann : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
8. Campbell, Mary (January 20, 1989). "Pop-dance single hits top of charts for Will to Power". Kentucky New Era. Associated Press. p. 4B. Retrieved September 30, 2024 – via Google Books.

• Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000