| "Precious Angel" | ||||
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| Single by Bob Dylan | ||||
| from the album Slow Train Coming | ||||
| B-side | "Trouble in Mind" | |||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Recorded | May 1, 1979 | |||
| Studio | Muscle Shoals Sound Studios | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 6:31 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bob Dylan | |||
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"Precious Angel" is a song written by Bob Dylan that first appeared on his 1979 album Slow Train Coming. It was also released as a single in the Netherlands. "Precious Angel'" is a religious love song, released during his "born-again Christian" period.[3] Music critic Michael Gray considers it one of the standout tracks on Slow Train Coming.[4]
It has been included on a number of Bob Dylan compilation albums, including Dylan and Playlist: The Very Best of Bob Dylan '70s.[5] It was included in most shows during Dylan's Gospel Tour in 1979 and 1980 but he has not played it in concert since then.[3] It was also covered by World Wide Message Tribe on the 1998 album Heatseeker.[3][6]
- ^ "Every Bob Dylan studio album, reviewed by the Current staff". The Current. December 31, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ Greene, Andy (May 11, 2011). "The Evolution of Bob Dylan". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d Trager, O. (2004). Keys to the Rain. Billboard Books. p. 497. ISBN 0823079740.
- ^ Gray, M. (2000). Song and Dance Man III: The Art of Bob Dylan. Continuum. pp. 10, 231. ISBN 0-8264-5150-0.
- ^ "Precious Angel". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-07-13.
- ^ "Heatseeker". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-07-13.