Angel Eyes (Home and Away)

"Angel Eyes (Home and Away)"
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album Popped In Souled Out
Released	30 November 1987
Format	CD, cassette, 7", 12"
Recorded	1986
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:30 (single version) 5:16 (album version)
Label	PolyGram
Writer(s)	Graeme Clark Tommy Cunningham Neil Mitchell Marti Pellow
Producer(s)	Michael Baker Axel Kroll
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"Sweet Little Mystery" (1987) "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" (1987) "Temptation" (1988)

"Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" was the third single from Wet Wet Wet's debut album, Popped In Souled Out. It was released on 30 November 1987 and reached #5 in the UK charts. The lyrics in the chorus make reference to two Hal David and Burt Bacharach compositions "Walk On By" and "The Look of Love".

Marti Pellow recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile.

An earlier version of the song - entitled Home and Away - featured on the 1986 Glasgow band's compilation cassette Honey at the Core.

Track listings

CD:

1. "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" (full length version)
2. "We Can Love"
3. "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" (original demo version)
4. "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" (7" version)

MC:

1. "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)"
2. "We Can Love"
3. "Home & Away"
4. "Angel Eyes" (extended version)

7":

1. "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)"
2. "We Can Love"

12":

1. "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)"
2. "We Can Love"
3. "Home & Away"

Charts

Peak positions

End of year charts

References