Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad) Explained

Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)
Type:single
Artist:Wizzard
Album:Wizzard Brew (2006 reissue)
B-Side:"You Got the Jump on Me"
Released:1973
Recorded:1973
Genre:Glam rock
Length:4:39
Label:Harvest Records
Producer:Roy Wood
Prev Title:See My Baby Jive
Prev Year:1973
Next Title:I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day
Next Year:1973

"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)" is a popular song by English rock band Wizzard.

Written and produced by Roy Wood, it was Wizzard's second, and last, UK number one single, spending a week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in September 1973.[1] It peaked at number seven in Ireland.

Backing vocals were provided by the Bleach Boys and the Suedettes.[2]

Charts

Chart (1973)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 42
Ireland7
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company)1

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts, David . . Guinness World Records Limited . London . 19th . 2006 . 291 . 1-904994-10-5.
  2. Web site: Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad) . 1973 . Discogs . 1 August 2009.
  3. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 342.