Dancing with an Angel explained

Dancing with an Angel
Type:	studio
Artist:	Rita Coolidge
Cover:	Rita Coolidge - Dancing with an Angel.jpg
Recorded:	1991
Studio:	Studio Ultimo and Studio 56 (Los Angeles, California) Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California)
Length:	58:07
Label:	Attic
Prev Title:	Fire Me Back
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Love Lessons
Next Year:	1992

Dancing with an Angel is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Rita Coolidge. Released on July 21, 1991, by Attic Records in Canada and Japan, it consists mainly of English-language covers of popular J-pop songs.^{[1] [2]} Coolidge's cover of "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni", titled "Suddenly", was covered by Debbie Gibson on her 2010 cover album Ms. Vocalist.

The album peaked at No. 16 on Oricon's albums chart.^[3]

Track listing

All English lyrics are written by Priscilla Coolidge, except track 4.

Personnel

• Rita Coolidge – vocals
• Michael Utley – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
• Tom Keane – synthesizers
• Dean Parks – electric lead guitar
• Fred Tackett – electric lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, nylon guitar, slide guitar
• Bill Sharpe – bass
• Thom Mooney – drums
• John Robinson – drums
• Michael Fisher – percussion
• Brandon Fields – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Rosemary Butler – backing vocals
• Priscilla Coolidge – backing vocals
• Jo Ann Harris – backing vocals
• David Lasley – backing vocals
• Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
• Luther Waters – backing vocals
• Fred White – backing vocals

Production

• Ichizo Seo – producer, arrangements
• Michael Utley – producer, arrangements
• John Bavin – recording, engineer
• Jay Rifkin – mixing
• Tom Biener – assistant engineer
• Paul Dieter – assistant engineer
• Peggy McAffee – assistant engineer
• Tim Nitz – assistant engineer
• Tom Baker – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
• Tomoko Takaya – production coordinator
• Shun Suzuki – production coordinator
• Kevin Gorman – production coordinator
• Holly Horigrami – production coordinator
• William Hames – photography
• Ruri Fujita – design

Notes and References

1. Web site: リタ・クーリッジ / ダンシング・ウィズ・エンジェル [廃盤] ]. CDJournal . July 3, 2021.
2. Web site: ダンシング・ウィズ・エンジェル リタ・クーリッジ . Disk Union . July 3, 2021.
3. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9.