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"Angel of the Morning" is a popular song written by Chip Taylor, originally recorded by Evie Sands but which first charted with a version by Merrilee Rush. The song has been covered by many artists including Chrissie Hynde , Dusty Springfield , P. P. Arnold , Connie Eaton , Mary Mason , Guys 'n' Dolls , Melba Montgomery , Olivia Newton-John and ...
"Angel" is a song by Jamaican reggae artist Shaggy featuring additional vocals from Barbadian singer Rayvon. Sampling the 1973 song "The Joker" by American rock band Steve Miller Band and interpolating the 1967 song "Angel of the Morning" written by Chip Taylor, it was released to radio on 9 January 2001 as the follow-up to Shaggy's international number-one hit, "It Wasn't Me".
Chip Taylor (born James Wesley Voight; March 21, 1940) is an American songwriter and singer noted for writing "Angel of the Morning" and "Wild Thing". [1] He is the paternal uncle of actress Angelina Jolie and former actor James Haven. He is the younger brother of actor Jon Voight and geologist Barry Voight.
Merrilee Rush (née Gunst; January 26, 1944) [1] is an American singer, best known for her recording of the song "Angel of the Morning", a top-10 hit which earned her a Grammy nomination for female vocalist of the year in 1968. [2] [3]
The album features two #1 hits, "Angel of the Morning" and "The Sweetest Thing (I've Ever Known)".It also contains "Queen of Hearts," the biggest single of Juice Newton's career, which peaked at #2 on both Billboard's Hot 100 and Adult Contemporary charts [4] ("Endless Love" by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie prevented the song from reaching #1).
Mary Mason (born March 10, 1954) is a British singer.She was a A Song for Europe contestant who entered the competition with "What Do You Say to Love?". She scored a minor hit in the UK Singles Chart in 1977 with a medley of Chip Taylor's "Angel of the Morning" / "Any Way That You Want Me".
"Angel in Your Arms" is a song composed by Herbert Clayton Ivey, Terrence Woodford, and Tom Brasfield, which was a 1977 Top Ten hit for Hot, and also a Top Ten country hit in 1985 for Barbara Mandrell.
In 1967, Sands' version of the Chip Taylor-penned "Angel of the Morning" got caught up in the label's business problems. Despite the single being one of the most-requested radio songs wherever played, and the initial 10,000 copies selling out, the label's pending bankruptcy aborted the record's potential success.