Angel (Elvis Presley song)
1962 song by Elvis Presley
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"Angel" is a song by Elvis Presley from the film Follow That Dream and was released on the soundtrack EP of the same name in April 1962.
| "Angel" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Elvis Presley | |
| from the EP Follow That Dream | |
| Released | April 1962 |
| Recorded | July 2, 1961[1] |
| Studio | RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 2:39 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Songwriters | |
| Producer | Hans Salter |
Recording
"Angel" was recorded at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee, and it took seven takes to record the final version.[1] It was released as a single; however, this was only in South Africa and Rhodesia in February 1965.[2]
Cliff Richard version
| "Angel" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the single released in the Netherlands | ||||
| Single by Cliff Richard | ||||
| from the album Cliff Richard | ||||
| B-side | "Razzle Dazzle" | |||
| Released | May 1965 | |||
| Recorded | 24 August 1964[3] | |||
| Studio | Columbia Studios, Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:22 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriters | ||||
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| Cliff Richard singles chronology | ||||
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In 1965, Cliff Richard released a cover of the song on his eponymous seventh studio, which was also released as a single.
Release
"Angel" was pressed in the UK, though was released as an export-only single. It was released in Australia and most of Europe with the B-side "Razzle Dazzle", written by Charles Calhoun and first released by Bill Haley & His Comets in 1955.[4] In Germany, "Angel" was released with the B-side "House Without Windows", written by Fred Tobias and Lee Pockriss and first released by Steve Lawrence in 1962.[5] The song was officially released in the UK as the title track to an EP in September 1965.[6]
Track listing
7"
- "Angel" – 2:22
- "Razzle Dazzle" – 2:04
7" (Germany)
- "Angel" – 2:22
- "House Without Windows" – 2:29
7" (Japan)
- "Angel" – 2:22
- "Again" – 2:34
EP
- "Angel" – 2:22
- "I Only Came to Say Goodbye" – 2:26
- "On My Word" – 2:30
- "The Minute You're Gone" – 2:43
Charts
| Chart (1965) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 6 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] | 14 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] | 16 |
| Hong Kong[10] | 7 |
| Malaysia[11] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] | 40 |