She Talks to Angels explained

She Talks to Angels
Cover:	File:She Talks to Angels.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	the Black Crowes
Album:	Shake Your Money Maker
B-Side:	"Could I Have Been So Blind" (live)
Released:	1991
Genre:	Acoustic rock^[1]
Length:	5:29
Label:	Def American
Producer:	George Drakoulias
Prev Title:	Twice As Hard
Prev Year:	1990
Next Title:	Seeing Things
Next Year:	1991

"She Talks to Angels" is a song by American rock band the Black Crowes. It is the eighth track on their first album, Shake Your Money Maker (1990), and was the fourth single released from the album in 1991. The song reached number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100, number one on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart, and number 21 in New Zealand.

Background

In 2010, Chris Robinson explained in a webisode (part of a promotional internet series for the band's 2010 Croweology album) that the song is loosely based on a "goth girl" he was acquainted with in Atlanta who was "into heroin".

Track listings

US 7-inch and cassette single^{[2] [3]}

A. "She Talks to Angels" (album version) – 5:30

B. "She Talks to Angels" (live video version) – 6:10

European maxi-CD single^[4]

1. "She Talks to Angels" – 5:30
2. "Could I Have Been So Blind" (live) – 3:42
3. "Jealous Again" (acoustic) – 4:43

European 7-inch single^[5]

A. "She Talks to Angels" – 5:30

B. "Could I Have Been So Blind" (live) – 3:42

Australian CD and cassette single^{[6] [7]}

1. "She Talks to Angels" (edit)
2. "She Talks to Angels" (acoustic version)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "She Talks to Angels"!Chart (1991)!Peak
position

US AOR Tracks (Radio & Records)^[8]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "She Talks to Angels"!Chart (1991)!Position

US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)^[9]	5

Release history

Region!scope="col"

Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United States	1991		Def American
United Kingdom	June 10, 1991			^[10]

Covers

The song was covered by Brent Smith and Zach Myers of the American hard rock band Shinedown on their 2014 Acoustic Sessions EP.^[11] It was also covered by Mark Morton of the American heavy metal band Lamb of God on his 2020 solo EP Ether, featuring Lzzy Hale on vocals.^[12]

See also

• List of Billboard Mainstream Rock number-one songs of the 1990s

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bosso. Joe. August 23, 2019. The 25 best acoustic rock songs. April 17, 2021. Guitar World.
2. She Talks to Angels. The Black Crowes. 1991. US 7-inch single vinyl disc. Def American. 7-19403.
3. She Talks to Angels. The Black Crowes. 1991. US cassette single sleeve. Def American. 4-19403.
4. She Talks to Angels. The Black Crowes. 1991. European maxi-CD single sleeve. Def American. 866 109-2.
5. She Talks to Angels. The Black Crowes. 1991. European 7-inch single sleeve. Def American. 866 108-7.
6. She Talks to Angels. The Black Crowes. 1991. Australian CD single liner notes. Def American. 868 360-2.
7. She Talks to Angels. The Black Crowes. 1991. Australian cassette single sleeve. Def American. 868 360-4.
8. AOR Tracks. Radio & Records. 70. March 8, 1991. May 10, 2022.
9. The Year in Music 1991: Top Album Rock Tracks. Billboard. 103. 51. YE-41. December 21, 1991. May 10, 2022.
10. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 21. June 8, 1991.
11. Web site: Childers. Chad. January 22, 2014. Brent Smith & Zach Myers release Acoustic Covers EP. April 30, 2014. Loudwire.
12. Web site: January 17, 2020. Hear Lzzy Hale, Howard Jones Join Lamb of God's Mark Morton on New Acoustic EP. January 19, 2020. Revolver.