"My Boy" is the title of a popular song from the early 1970s. The music was composed by Jean Bourtayre and Claude Francois

Claude François

Claude François was a French pop singer, songwriter and dancer. He wrote "Comme d'habitude," the original version of "My Way."-Early life:...

 , and the lyrics were translated from the original version "Parce que je t'aime, mon enfant" (Because I Love You My Child) into English by Phil Coulter

Phil Coulter

Phil Coulter is an artist with an international reputation as a successful songwriter, pianist, music producer, arranger and director. His success has spanned four decades and he is one of the biggest record sellers in Ireland...

 and Bill Martin.

Richard Harris version

Actor Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Richard St John Harris was an Irish actor, singer-songwriter, theatrical producer, film director and writer....

 performed the song "My Boy" at a music contest sponsored by Radio Luxembourg

Radio Luxembourg (English)

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 in 1971. Despite not winning the contest, Harris recorded the song and released it as a single

Single (music)

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 later that year. Appearing on Harris' album of the same name, the song reached #41 on the Billboard

Billboard (magazine)

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pop chart

Billboard Hot 100

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 and peaked at #13 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart.

Elvis Presley version

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

 recorded a cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of "My Boy" in late 1973 that was included on his 1974 album Good Times

Good Times (Elvis Presley album)

Good Times is a 1974 album by Elvis Presley.The album was constructed by the first pick of a session held at Stax Studios in Memphis; it includes a collection of songs that vary in style and genre. The title was taken from the song "Talk About the Good Times". Many of the songs are covers of hits...

. Presley's version of the song reached #20 on the Billboard pop chart, #14 on the Billboard country chart

Hot Country Songs

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, and spent one week atop the Billboard adult contemporary chart in April 1975.