Angel of Mine

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"Angel of Mine"
Single by Eternal
from the album Greatest Hits
Released October 27, 1997 (1997-10-27) (U.K.)
Format CD single, Cassette
Recorded 1997
Genre R&B
Length 4:21
Label EMI
Writer(s) Rhett Lawrence,
Travon Potts
Producer Rhett Lawrence
Certification Silver[1]
Eternal singles chronology
"I Wanna Be the Only One"
(1997)		 "Angel of Mine"
(1997)		 "What'cha Gonna Do"
(1999)
For the 2009 English-language DVD release of the film L'Empreinte de l'ange, see Angel of Mine (film).

"Angel of Mine" is an R&B ballad written by Rhett Lawrence and Travon Potts, produced by Rhett Lawrence for British R&B girl group Eternal's Greatest Hits album in 1997. The song became the group's fourteenth top ten hit on the UK singles chart peaking at #4 and spent a total of 13 weeks in the chart, helping their Greatest Hits album go three times platinum [2]. "Angel of Mine" was the group's final single as a three-piece as after the release of Angel of Mine, Kéllé Bryan left the group.

Contents

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Angel of Mine".

CD: 1

  1. "Angel of Mine" (original mix)
  2. "Twelve Months"
  3. "Talk About It"
  4. "Dreams" (Mike Dean remix) (Featuring Grand Puba & Sadat X of Brand Nubian)

CD: 2

  1. "Angel of Mine" (original mix)
  2. "Angel of Mine" (Ignorants club mix)
  3. "Angel of Mine" (Blacksmith mix)
  4. "Angel of Mine" (Frankie Cutlass remix)

[edit] Chart performance

The song was a number four hit in the UK, selling over 200,000 copies, becoming one of the groups highest selling singles. "Angel of Mine" was also successful in many European countries and other parts of the world, charting in around ten countries.

Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[3] 4
Dutch Singles Chart[4] 17
French Singles Chart[5] 41
German Singles Chart[3] 85
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[6] 17
Norwegian Singles Chart[7] 3
Swedish Singles Chart[8] 10
Swiss Singles Chart[9] 44
Netherlands[10] 17

[edit] Monica version

"Angel of Mine"
Single by Monica
from the album The Boy Is Mine
Released November 17, 1998 (1998-11-17)
Format CD single, vinyl record
Recorded 1998
Genre R&B
Length 4:10
Label Arista
13577
Writer(s) Rhett Lawrence,
Travon Potts
Producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins
Certification Platinum (RIAA)
Gold (ARIA)
Monica chronology
"The First Night"
(1998)		 "Angel of Mine"
(1998)		 "Inside"
(1999)
The Boy Is Mine track listing
"Misty Blue"
(5)		 "Angel of Mine"
(6)		 "Gone Be Fine"
(7)

The song came to American fame when R&B singer Monica covered the song (with altered lyrics) and released it as the third single from her second studio album The Boy Is Mine (1998). The single was positively received by Chuck Taylor of Billboard, who called the song "unbelievable" and "absolutely stunning." He also noted its commercial potential, claiming "this song has No. 1 stamped across its heart."[11] The song followed the success of previous single "The First Night" by reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

[edit] Music video

The music video was directed by Diane Martel, known for her work for Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys, Ciara, Christina Aguilera, among others. The video also features Tyrese as Monica's love interest. The music video was included on Channel Max's Top 100 Sexy Women.

[edit] Formats and track listings

This is the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Angel of Mine".

  1. "Angel of Mine" (album version)
  2. "The First Night" (So So Def remix)

[edit] Chart performance

"Angel of Mine" was one of Monica's biggest worldwide successes, reaching number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts. It, however, became Monica's fifth domestic top 10 hit of her career and her third number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Angel of Mine" was ranked three on the Hot 100 1999 year-end charts. The song also peaked within the top ten in Canada, the top 20 in Australia, the top 30 in Germany, and the top 40 in New Zealand.

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 12
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 2
New Zealand (RIANZ)[14] 26
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 55
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[16] 6
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 2

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (1999) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 3

[edit] Deacde-end charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[20] 62

[edit] Chart procession and succession

Preceded by
"...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Monica Version)
February 13, 1999 - March 6, 1999		 Succeeded by
"Believe" by Cher

[edit] References

  1. ^ BPI Certifications for Eternal' "Angel of Mine" single
  2. ^ BPI Certifications for Eternal's "Greatest Hits
  3. ^ a b "UK: "Angel of Mine"". Charts-Surfer. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. http://web.archive.org/web/20071029144156/http://charts-surfer.de/musiksearch.php. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  4. ^ "Netherlands: "Angel of Mine"". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eternal&titel=Angel+Of+Mine&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  5. ^ "France: "Angel of Mine"". lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eternal&titel=Angel+Of+Mine&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  6. ^ "New Zealand: "Angel of Mine"". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Eternal&titel=Angel+Of+Mine&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  7. ^ "Norway: "Angel of Mine"". norwegiancharts.com. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eternal&titel=Angel+Of+Mine&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  8. ^ "Sweden: "Angel of Mine"". swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eternal&titel=Angel+Of+Mine&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  9. ^ "Switzerland: "Angel of Mine"". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Eternal&titel=Angel+Of+Mine&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  10. ^ "Netherlands: "Angel of Mine"". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eternal&titel=Angel+Of+Mine&cat=s. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  11. ^ Taylor, Chuck (November 7, 1998). "Reviews & Previews: Singles". Billboard, p. 25.
  12. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Monica – Angel Of Mine". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  13. ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  14. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Monica – Angel Of Mine". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  15. ^ "Chart Stats – Monica – Angel Of Mine" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  16. ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  17. ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  18. ^ "Monica Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Monica. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  19. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1999". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1999. Retrieved 2009-09-15. 
  20. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 

[edit] External links

Monica singles
Miss Thang
The Boy Is Mine
All Eyez on Me
After the Storm
The Makings of Me
Still Standing
New Life
Soundtrack
Featured artist
Other songs
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