A Very Special Love (Allen) by Johnny Nash, orchestra and chorus conducted by Don Costa
Also recorded by Debbie Reynolds ( https://youtu.be/66IZgcSQEwM ), this ballad was the first national record hit for Johnny, who would achieve his greatest success more than a decade later with the best-sellers “Hold Me Tight” and “I Can See Clearly Now.”
(rec. late 1957) 1958 Pop Chart Peaks: Music Vendor 15, Billboard 23, Cash Box 30
THE 1958 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs that made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1958 (some were recorded in 1957).