Venus (Frankie Avalon song)

"Venus" is the name of a song written by Ed Marshall. The most successful recording of it was done by Frankie Avalon and released in 1959. It became Avalon's first number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song's lyrics detail a man's plea to Venus, the goddess of love, to send him a girl for him to love and who will love him as well. In 1976, Frankie Avalon released a new disco version of "Venus." This helped to revive the singer's career, as his success had been waning prior to its release. This rerecording of "Venus" was Avalon's last Hot 100 hit. It peaked at number forty-six. "Venus" was covered in 2006 by Barry Manilow on his album The Greatest Songs of the Fifties.