Released October 23, 1971 Length 2:02 | Genre Country Label RCA | |
B-side "No One Could Ever Take from You" | ||
"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" is a song written by Ben Peters, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in October 1971 as the first single from the album Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs. The song has since become one of his signature tunes and was his eighth song to reach number one on the country charts. "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin" was also Charley Pride's first single to reach the pop charts, peaking at number twenty-one on the Billboard Hot 100, and also went into the Top Ten of the Adult Contemporary charts. It also reached #19 on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100. The song spent four months on the pop chart, longer than any of his other hits. Billboard ranked it as the No. 74 song for 1972.
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A man and a woman are in love everyone wonders why he is so happy. He says that he gets to "kiss an angel good mornin'", referring to his lover, and to "love her like a devil," referring to himself.
Cover versions
George Jones did a cover the song on his 1972 album George Jones (We Can Make It).
Alan Jackson did a cover the song on his 1999 album Under the Influence.
Conway Twitty recorded his version in 1972 on his album I Can't See Me Without You.