I Saw an Angel Die

"I Saw an Angel Die"
Single by Bobbie Gentry
from the album Ode to Billie Joe
B-side"Papa, Woncha Let Me Go to Town with You"
ReleasedSeptember 11, 1967
Recorded1967
Studio
  • Whitney Recording (Glendale, California)
  • Capitol (Hollywood)
[1]
GenreCountry
Length2:56
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Bobbie Gentry
Producer(s)Kelly Gordon
Bobbie Gentry singles chronology
"Ode to Billie Joe"
(1967) 		"I Saw an Angel Die"
(1967) 		"Mississippi Delta"
(1967)

"I Saw an Angel Die" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bobbie Gentry. It was released on September 11, 1967, as the second single from her debut album Ode to Billie Joe. The song was produced by Kelly Gordon and features a string arrangement by Jimmie Haskell.

  1. ^ Murtha, Tara (2015). Ode to Billie Joe. New York: Blumsbury. p. 58. ISBN 978-1-6235-6964-8.