Angel (Aretha Franklin song)

"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. The single sold over 900,000 copies.

"Angel"
Single by Aretha Franklin
from the album Hey Now Hey (The Other Side of the Sky)
B-side"Sister from Texas"
ReleasedJune 1973
GenreSoul
Length
  • 3:34 (single version)
  • 4:30 (album version)
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Carolyn Franklin, Sonny Sanders
Producer(s)Quincy Jones, Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin singles chronology
"Master of Eyes (The Deepness of Your Eyes)"
(1973)		 "Angel"
(1973)		 "Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)"
(1973)

Record World predicted that it "should be a monster in no time at all."

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