The recording also earned Newton a Grammy nomination in the same category as Rush's 1968 hit. 1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart in April of that year. 22 on the Billboard country music chart, and spent three weeks at No. Newton remade the song at the suggestion of Steve Meyer who promoted Capitol Records product to radio stations and felt "Angel of the Morning" would be a strong candidate to attain airplay for Newton. The highest-charting and best-selling version in the United States was recorded and released in 1981 by country-rock singer Juice Newton for her album Juice, released on Capitol Records. Previously "Angel of the Morning" had appeared on the Billboard C&W chart via a rendition by Connie Eaton (No. The most successful C&W version of the song - tying with the Juice Newton version discussed in the paragraph below - is the 1978 release by Melba Montgomery which reached No. British act Guys 'n' Dolls had a hit in the Netherlands in 1977 with "Angel of the Morning", their version reaching No.
In 1977 Mary Mason also had a UK Top 30 hit with her version (in fact a medley of two Chip Taylor songs: "Angel of the Morning - Any Way That You Want Me"), which reached No. Arnold who had sung background on the 1967 Billie Davis version Arnold's version was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. 29 in August 1968 via a rendition by P.P. In the United Kingdom where the Merrilee Rush version had failed to reach the Top 50 stalling at No.
Rush's version of "Angel of the Morning" would be featured on the soundtrack of the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted - whose time frame is 1967-68 - in which composer Chip Taylor's niece Angelina Jolie had a starring role. Rush would cut a new version of the song for her 1977 eponymous album release. "Angel of the Morning" earned Rush a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary-Pop Vocal Performance, Female. 1 hit in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, "Angel of the Morning" also afforded Rush a hit in the Netherlands (No. The "Angel of the Morning" single was released in February 1968 to reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 that June peaking at No. Rush recorded "Angel of the Morning" and the tracks which would comprise her Angel of the Morning album with the American Sound houseband although the single and the album would be credited to the group Merrilee Rush & the Turnabouts. Rush had come to Memphis through the group she fronted: the Turnabouts, being the opening act for a Paul Revere and the Raiders tour while in Memphis the Raiders recorded the album Going to Memphis at American Sound Studios, an association which led to Rush's discovery by Tommy Cogbill who'd been hoping to find the right voice for the song "Angel of the Morning" - he'd kept a tape of the demo of that song constantly in his pocket for several months.
"Angel of the Morning" finally became a hit in the spring and summer of 1968 via a recording by Merrilee Rush made that January at American Sound Studios in Memphis with Chips Moman and Tommy Cogbill producing. Other early recordings of "Angel of the Morning" were made in 1967 by Danny Michaels for Lee Hazelwood's LHI label and by UK vocalist Billie Davis. Taylor produced a recording of the song with Evie Sands but the financial straits of Cameo-Parkway Records, who had Sands on their roster, reportedly prevented either that version's release or its distribution. The song's narrator describes the breakup of a presumably illicit love affair: "If morning's echo says we've sinned, well, it was what I wanted now." Written and composed by New York-born songwriter Chip Taylor, "Angel of the Morning" was originally offered to Connie Francis to sing, but she turned it down because she thought that it was too risqué for her career. 6 Versions (English language-chronology).7 Versions (English language-chronology).But, they did a great job updating this old tune. Chrissie doesn’t need anything but that guitar. I bought the mp3 from the Friends soundtrack album (Amazon) and was disappointed that they added a piano track.
I wish they’d release this acoustic version.
THE PRETENDERS ANGEL OF THE MORNING FULL
I think in some ways it’s even better than the full Pretenders version. Just a woman embracing her sexuality.Ĭhrissie Hynde even did an acoustic version on Friends. * Hell yeah, I got laid last night and I enjoyed it.* No excuses. IMHO Chrissie Hynde has that gritty attitude it’s been missing. :eek: This is how the song is supposed to sound. Billboard Hot 100), but it just doesn’t grab me. But added horns? WTF? Listening to it again, I can see why it was a hit (climbed to #7 on the U.S. It was originally a hit for for Merrilee Rush in the late 60’s. Olivia Newton John did it on her debut album. It wasn’t a song I’d crank up on the radio when it occasionally played. Especially Juice Newton’s version.It’s just a little… to syrupy. Angel of the Morning was a song that I liked but never really loved.
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