was released, but "Broken Wings" had already vacated the top spot on the sheet music charts by the time the group made number one on the record chart with the song. Other recorded versions available in the UK were by British artists: Gerry Brereton, David Carey, Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra, The Sam Browne Singers, and Beryl Templeman. The song was on the sheet music charts for 20 weeks in total. See also List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1950s References 1953 songs UK Singles Chart number-one singles Songs with lyrics by Howard Barnes