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Ray Charles

Hallelujah, I Love Her So

1956 · via John Lennon

Ray Charles wrote “Hallelujah, I Love Her So” and put out the earliest release of it on file, in 1956. Also recorded by The Beatles (released 1977), Conway Twitty (released 1959) and Peggy Lee (released 1969), among 346 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

Ray Charles – Hallelujah, I Love Her So
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Ray Charles wrote it and cut it first, and it kept moving after him, through Peggy Lee, Conway Twitty and Jerry Lee Lewis. Put his on first, then hear where Lennon picked it up.

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Credited writer: Ray Charles.

Earliest release on file: this one, 1956.

Other recordings on file · first release year

346 recordings of this work on MusicBrainz.

First pulled by @ga-8566 · No. 0415, Oct 19, 2026.

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John Lennon sang "Hallelujah, I Love Her So," a song Peggy Lee and Conway Twitty also cut. Who wrote it and recorded it first?Ray Charles
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