Angel (Elvis Presley song) explained

Angel
Type:song
Artist:Elvis Presley
Ep:Follow That Dream
Recorded:July 2, 1961[1]
Studio:RCA Studio B, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre:Pop
Label:RCA Victor
Producer:Hans Salter

"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.

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:Cliff Richard Angel NL.jpg
Caption:Cover of the single released in the Netherlands
Type:single
Artist:Cliff Richard
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
Producer:
Prev Title:The Minute You're Gone
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:On My Word
Next Year:1965

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. 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. The song was officially released in the UK as the title track to an EP in September 1965.

Track listing

7"

  1. "Angel" – 2:22
  2. "Razzle Dazzle" – 2:04

7" (Germany)

  1. "Angel" – 2:22
  2. "House Without Windows" – 2:29

7" (Japan)

  1. "Angel" – 2:22
  2. "Again" – 2:34

EP

  1. "Angel" – 2:22
  2. "I Only Came to Say Goodbye" – 2:26
  3. "On My Word" – 2:30
  4. "The Minute You're Gone" – 2:43

Charts

Chart (1965)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] 6
scope=rowHong Kong[5] 7
scope=rowMalaysia[6] 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Elvis Presley Recording Sessions. 2021-10-02. www.keithflynn.com.
  2. Web site: Elvis Presley - Angel. 2021-10-02. Discogs. 25 February 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: Cliff Richard Song Database - Song Details (Angel). 2021-10-02. www.cliffrichardsongs.com.
  4. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. . 2005. 0-646-44439-5. Kent Music Report.
  5. 4 September 1965. Hits of the World. Billboard. 24. 2 October 2021.
  6. 9 October 1965. Hits of the World. Billboard. 36. 2 October 2021.