| "Angel" | ||||
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| Single by Aretha Franklin | ||||
| from the album Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) | ||||
| B-side | "Sister from Texas" | |||
| Released | June 1973 | |||
| Genre | Soul | |||
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| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Sanders | |||
| Producer(s) | Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin | |||
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"Angel" is a soul ballad recorded by American singer Aretha Franklin. The song was co-written by Aretha's sister, Carolyn, and Sonny Sanders. Aretha co-produced the song with Quincy Jones and it originally appeared on Aretha's nineteenth album, Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky) (1973). It was released as a single by Atlantic in June 1973 and went on to top the US R&B Singles chart for two weeks while reaching number twenty on the Pop chart.[1] The single sold over 900,000 copies.
Record World predicted that it "should be a monster in no time at all."[2]