Angel (Angel album)
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 US 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.
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| Released | October 27, 1975[1] | |||
| Recorded | Wally Heider Studios, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 37:08 | |||
| Label | Casablanca, Mercury | |||
| Producer | Derek Lawrence, Big Jim Sullivan | |||
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| Allmusic |    [2] |
Track listing
- "Tower" – 6:59 (Frank Dimino, Greg Giuffria, Punky Meadows)
- "Long Time" – 7:02 (Dimino, Giuffria, Meadows)
- "Rock and Rollers" – 4:01 (Dimino, Giuffria, Meadows)
- "Broken Dreams" – 5:15 (Dimino, Meadows)
- "Mariner" – 4:23 (Dimino, Giuffria, Big Jim Sullivan, Derek Lawrence)
- "Sunday Morning" – 4:10 (Dimino, Giuffria)
- "On & On" – 4:19 (Dimino, Giuffria, Meadows, Mickey Jones)
- "Angel (Theme)" – 1:39 (Giuffria, Barry Brandt)
Personnel
- Frank DiMino - lead vocals
- Punky Meadows - lead and acoustic guitars
- Gregg Giuffria - organ, piano, clavinet, harpsichord, Mellotron, synthesizers, string ensemble
- Mickie Jones - bass guitar
- Barry Brandt - drums, percussion
Production
- Arranged by Angel
- Produced by Derek Lawrence and Big Jim Sullivan
- Recording and mix by Peter Granet
- Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering
- All songs published by White Angel Music.
References
- "Angel". rateyourmusic. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
- Allmusic review
- "Planet Mellotron Album Reviews". Planet Mellotron. Andy Thompson. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
...the near-seven minutes of Tower ... all swooping synths and roaring Hammond ...
- Archived December 22, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
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