My Song (Johnny Ace song)

"My Song" is the 1952 debut single by Johnny Ace. Backed by The Beale Streeters, "My Song" was the first of three number one's on the US Billboard R&B chart for Johnny Ace.^[1]

"My Song"
Single by Johnny Ace
B-side	"Follow the Rule"
Released	August 1952
Genre	Blues
Length	3:02
Label	Duke
Songwriter(s)	David James Mattis
Johnny Ace singles chronology
"My Song" (1952) "Cross My Heart" (1953)

Aretha Franklin version

Aretha Franklin released a version of the song that reached number 10 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968.^[2]

Chart performance

Johnny Ace

Chart	Peak position
U.S. R&B chart	1

Aretha Franklin

Chart	Peak position
U.S. R&B chart	10
Billboard Hot 100	31