Released April 30, 1984 Length 3:30 | Genre Country | |
B-side "Crowd Around the Corner" Writer(s) Earl Thomas ConleyRandy Scruggs | ||
"Angel in Disguise" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in April 1984 as the fourth and final single from the album Don't Make It Easy for Me. The song was Earl Thomas Conley's sixth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart. The song was written by Conley and Randy Scruggs
As the fourth single to reach Number One from Conley's album Don't Make It Easy for Me, "Angel in Disguise" made Conley the first artist in any genre to chart four Number One hits from the same album.
Video
A video was produced for the song, depicting a middle-aged man (Conley) fantasizing about being in a relationship with a beautiful woman; at the end of the video, he is visited by several of the women, including one who has shaved the sides of her head. The video was aired on The Nashville Network, CMT and Great American Country.
A video was also filmed for the single's B-side "Crowd Around the Corner." The video depicts an elderly man sneaking out of a retirement home to enjoy one last glimpse of life before dying.