<P> `` Earth Angel '' ( occasionally referred to as `` Earth Angel ( Will You Be Mine ) '' ) is a song by American doo - wop group the Penguins . Produced by Dootsie Williams , it was released as their debut single in October 1954 on Dootone Records . The Penguins had formed the year prior and recorded the song as a demo in a garage in South Los Angeles . The song 's origins lie in multiple different sources , among them songs by Jesse Belvin , Patti Page , and the Hollywood Flames . Its authorship was the subject of a bitter legal dispute with Williams in the years following its release . </P>
<P> `` Earth Angel '' ( occasionally referred to as `` Earth Angel ( Will You Be Mine ) '' ) is a song by American doo - wop group the Penguins . Produced by Dootsie Williams , it was released as their debut single in October 1954 on Dootone Records . The Penguins had formed the year prior and recorded the song as a demo in a garage in South Los Angeles . The song 's origins lie in multiple different sources , among them songs by Jesse Belvin , Patti Page , and the Hollywood Flames . Its authorship was the subject of a bitter legal dispute with Williams in the years following its release . </P>
who sang the original version of earth angel
who sang the original version of earth angel
the Penguins
the Penguins