Angel (Angel album)

Angel
Studio album by Angel
Released	October 27, 1975[1]
Recorded	Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Hard Rock
Length	37:08
Label	Casablanca Records/Mercury Records
Producer	Derek Lawrence and Big Jim Sullivan
Angel chronology
Angel (1975) Helluva Band (1976)

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Allmusic	[2]

Angel is the first album by the rock band Angel. "Tower", the keyboard-heavy opening track,^[3] was used widely during the late 1970s and early 1980s by album rock radio stations in the USA for various advertising purposes. The track is also on K-SHE radio's Classic List.^[4] This album can be seen as representing the band's early progressive roots, with Helluva Band seeing the group starting to move towards an increasingly hard rock-oriented sound. Tracks 6-8 segue to form a 10-minute mini suite.

Track listing

1. "Tower" – 6:59
2. "Long Time" – 7:02
3. "Rock and Rollers" – 4:01
4. "Broken Dreams" – 5:15
5. "Mariner" – 4:23
6. "Sunday Morning" – 4:10
7. "On & On" – 4:19
8. "Angel" (Theme) – 1:39

Personnel

• Frank DiMino - lead vocals
• Punky Meadows - lead and acoustic guitars
• Mickie Jones - bass guitar
• Barry Brandt - drums, percussion
• Gregg Giuffria - organ, piano, clavinet, harpsichord, Mellotron, synthesizers, string ensemble

References

1. "Angel". rateyourmusic. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
2. Allmusic review
3. "Planet Mellotron Album Reviews". Planet Mellotron. Andy Thompson. Retrieved December 13, 2009. ...the near-seven minutes of Tower ... all swooping synths and roaring Hammond ...
4. Archived December 22, 2015 at the Wayback Machine