Angel (Lionel Richie song)

"Angel"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Renaissance
Released	October 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Dance-pop, house
Length	4:16
Label	Island Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Lionel Richie Paul Barry Mark Taylor
Producer(s)	Brian Rawling Mark Taylor
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Closest Thing to Heaven" (1998) "Angel" (2000) "Don't Stop the Music" (2000)

"Angel" is a song by American singer Lionel Richie. It was written by Richie, Paul Barry, and Mark Taylor for his sixth studio album Renaissance (2000), while production was helmed by Brian Rawling and Taylor. Island Def Jam released "Angel" as the album's lead single in October 2000. Richie's highest-charting success in years, it reached the top ten in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, and on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, while peaking at number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.