Sweet Black Angel

This article is about the Rolling Stones song. For the blues standard sometimes known by the same name, see Black Angel Blues. For the albums, see Sweet Black Angel (Pinetop Perkins album) and Sweet Black Angel (Earl Hooker album).
"Sweet Black"
Single by the Rolling Stones
from the album Exile on Main St.
A-side"Tumbling Dice"
Released14 April 1972 (1972-04-14)
RecordedOctober 1970, December 1971 – March 1972
Studio
Genre
Length2:58
LabelRolling Stones Records
Songwriter(s)Jagger/Richards
Producer(s)Jimmy Miller
The Rolling Stones singles chronology
"Wild Horses"
(1971) 		"Tumbling Dice" / "Sweet Black Angel"
(1972) 		"Happy"
(1972)

"Sweet Black Angel" (sometimes known as "Black Angel") is a song by the Rolling Stones, included on their 1972 album Exile on Main St. It was also released on a single as the B-side to "Tumbling Dice" prior to the album. The song features a West Indian rhythm.[4]

  1. ^ Margotin & Guesdon 2016, p. 378.
  2. ^ "Revisiting the Rolling Stones' Masterpiece, 'Exile on Main St.'". 12 May 2015.
  3. ^ "The story behind the Rolling Stones' Angela Davis song". Associated Press. 15 February 2019.
  4. ^ Gaertz, Jamie (1972-07-26). "Revolutions". Wausau Daily Herald. p. 19. Retrieved 2021-09-05.