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Angel (Aretha Franklin song)

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B-side
  
"Sister from Texas"

Format
  
7" single

Label
  
Atlantic

Released
  
June 1973

Genre
  
Soul

Length
  
3:34 (single version) 4:30 (album version)

"Angel" is a soul ballad recorded by American singer Aretha Franklin. The song was co-written by Aretha's sister, Carolyn, and Sonny Saunders. Aretha co-produced the song with Quincy Jones and it originally appeared on Aretha's 1973 album "Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)". It was released as a single in June 1973 and went on to top the US R&B Singles chart for two weeks while reaching number twenty on the Pop chart. The single sold over 900,000 copies.

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Credits

  • Lead and background vocals by Aretha Franklin
  • Additional background vocals by Carolyn Franklin and Erma Franklin
  • Produced and arranged by Quincy Jones and Aretha Franklin

    • Cover versions

  • Kokomo - Kokomo (1975). Lead vocals sung by Paddie McHugh.
  • Cassandra Wilson - She Who Weeps (1991)
  • Simply Red - Greatest Hits (1996). As a single, it reached UK #4 in 1996, and appeared on the Set It Off soundtrack.
  • In 2012, Christine Anu covered the song on her album, Rewind: The Aretha Franklin Songbook.

    • References

    Angel (Aretha Franklin song) Wikipedia
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