Angel (Fleetwood Mac song)
| "Angel" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Fleetwood Mac | ||||
| from the album Tusk | ||||
| B-side | "Sisters Of The Moon" | |||
| Released | 1980 (single), 1979 (album) | |||
| Recorded | 1979 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:54 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Writer(s) | Stevie Nicks | |||
| Producer(s) |
Fleetwood Mac, Richard Dashut and Ken Caillat | |||
| Fleetwood Mac singles chronology | ||||
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"Angel" is the title of two songs written and performed by Fleetwood Mac.
The first Fleetwood Mac song with the title "Angel" was written by Bob Welch, and appears on the 1974 album Heroes Are Hard to Find. A cover version of this song has become a staple of Jonathan Wilson's live shows.[1]
The better-known of the two songs was written by Stevie Nicks for the 1979 album Tusk. Nicks attributed the song to the story of Rhiannon in the Welsh mythological folk story the Mabinogion, and in particular Arawn, who is the great lord of darkness.[2] Nicks' 1974 song "Rhiannon", released on the following year's Fleetwood Mac album, was not based on the Welsh myth but a novel called Triad, by Mary Leader.
The song was released as the fourth single from the Tusk album in The Netherlands, but did not chart.
Personnel
Heroes Are Hard To Find version
- Mick Fleetwood - drums, percussion
- John McVie - bass guitar
- Christine McVie - keyboards, backing vocals
- Bob Welch - guitar, lead vocals
Tusk version
- Mick Fleetwood - drums, percussion
- John McVie - bass guitar
- Christine McVie - keyboards, backing vocals
- Lindsey Buckingham - guitars, backing vocals
- Stevie Nicks - lead and backing vocals
References
- ↑ Jonathan Wilson - US Social Club Session (Live on KEXP)
- ↑ "Stevie Nicks on Angel". Inherownwords.com. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
