Angel (Angel album) explained

Angel
Type:	Album
Artist:	Angel
Cover:	Angel-Angel.jpg
Released:	October 27, 1975^[1]
Recorded:	Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre:	Hard rock
Length:	37:08
Label:	Casablanca, Mercury
Producer:	Derek Lawrence, Big Jim Sullivan
Next Title:	Helluva Band
Next Year:	1976

Angel is the first album by the rock band Angel. "Tower", the keyboard-heavy opening track,^[2] was used widely during the late 1970s and early 1980s by album rock radio stations in the US for various advertising purposes. The track is also on K-SHE radio's Classic List.^[3] This album can be seen as representing the band's early progressive roots, with Helluva Band seeing the group starting to move towards an increasingly hard rock-oriented sound. Tracks 6-8 segue to form a 10-minute mini suite.

Track listing

1. "Tower" – 6:59 (Frank Dimino, Greg Giuffria, Punky Meadows)
2. "Long Time" – 7:02 (Dimino, Giuffria, Meadows)
3. "Rock and Rollers" – 4:01 (Dimino, Giuffria, Meadows)
4. "Broken Dreams" – 5:15 (Dimino, Meadows)
5. "Mariner" – 4:23 (Dimino, Giuffria, Big Jim Sullivan, Derek Lawrence)
6. "Sunday Morning" – 4:10 (Dimino, Giuffria)
7. "On & On" – 4:19 (Dimino, Giuffria, Meadows, Mickey Jones)
8. "Angel (Theme)" – 1:39 (Giuffria, Barry Brandt)

Personnel

• Frank DiMino - lead vocals
• Punky Meadows - lead and acoustic guitars
• Gregg Giuffria - organ, piano, clavinet, harpsichord, Mellotron, synthesizers, string ensemble
• Mickie Jones - bass guitar
• Barry Brandt - drums, percussion

Production

• Arranged by Angel
• Produced by Derek Lawrence and Big Jim Sullivan
• Recording and mix by Peter Granet
• Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering
• All songs published by White Angel Music.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Angel . . April 19, 2011.
2. Web site: Planet Mellotron Album Reviews . Planet Mellotron . Andy Thompson . ...the near-seven minutes of Tower ... all swooping synths and roaring Hammond ... . December 13, 2009.
3. http://www.johnsebben.com/ksheclassics/thelist.html