I'm Your Angel

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"I'm Your Angel"
Single by Celine Dion and R. Kelly
from the album These Are Special Times and R.
Released November 9, 1998 (1998-11-09)
Format CD single, 12" single, mini CD single, cassette single
Recorded 1998 Battery Studios, Studio Morin-Heights, Cove City Sound Studios, The Dream Factory, Right Track Studios
Genre R&B, Christmas, soul, gospel, Christian
Length 5:31
Label Epic, Jive
Writer(s) R. Kelly
Producer R. Kelly
Certification Platinum (U.S.)
Gold (Australia)
Silver (UK)
Céline Dion singles chronology
"You've Got a Friend"
(1998)		 "I'm Your Angel"
(1998)		 "S'il suffisait d'aimer"
(1998)
R. Kelly singles chronology
"Home Alone"
(1998)		 "I'm Your Angel"
(1998)		 "When a Woman's Fed Up"
(1998)

"I'm Your Angel" is a duet by Céline Dion and R. Kelly from Dion's These Are Special Times album and Kelly's R. album. It was released on November 9, 1998.[1] The song was written and produced by R. Kelly. The single was very successful, reaching number 1 in the United States and was certified platinum by the RIAA.[2][3] The single also reached the top 5 in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[4][5]

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Chart performance [edit]

The single was very successful in the United States and worldwide. It peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for six weeks. The song remains both artists' final U.S. number one single to date. It spent also twelve weeks at number 1 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. The song also reached number 1 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales for six weeks and number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay. The single also became a top 10 hit in various European countries, including the United Kingdom,[4] Ireland,[5] Switzerland,[6] the Netherlands,[7] and Sweden.[8]

I'm Your Angel has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States alone and was certified platinum by the RIAA. In addition, the single was certified gold in Australia for 35,000 copies shipped and silver in the United Kingdom for 200,000 copies shipped.[9][10]

The single was nominated at the 41st Grammy Awards for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals,[11] but lost to I Still Have That Other Girl, by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach.[12]

The song was included later on Dion's greatest hits albums; All the Way… A Decade of Song and My Love: Essential Collection. It was also performed by her live during the Let's Talk About Love Tour (included on the Au cœur du stade DVD) and the Taking Chances Tour. "I'm Your Angel" appeared also on R. Kelly's compilation album, The R. in R&B Collection, Vol. 1 in 2003.

Music video [edit]

"I'm Your Angel" music video directed by Bille Woodruff, premiered on October 19, 1998. There are two versions: with or without both artists in the recording studio. The video without recording sessions was included on Céline Dion's All the Way... A Decade of Song and Video DVD.

Critical reception [edit]

Chuck Taylor from Billboard also praised "I'm Your Angel," a duet with R. Kelly. He wrote that "this wonderfully restrained ballad delights with the most graceful vocal performances either of these artists has ever offered to radio." Taylor commented, "what raises the roof is the tune's elegant, epic instrumental base, which includes sweeping strings, a soulful choir, and gentle but determined percussive drive." He continued, that "I'm Your Angel" "sells big at the bridge, where the instrumentation drops and Kelly and Dion harmonize in a gorgeous minor key – it truly makes the song." Mixed review came from EW editor Chris Willman :"Dion's earnest take on Vietnam-era Lennon is howler No. 1. No. 2 is her duet with R. Kelly, I'm Your Angel, a slice of squishy-hearted pseudo gospel that might better be called Touched by a Marketing VP.' "

Formats and track listings [edit]

European CD single

  1. I'm Your Angel (radio version) – 4:49
  2. S'il suffisait d'aimer – 3:35

United States CD single

  1. I'm Your Angel (album version) - 5:31

Australian CD maxi single

  1. I'm Your Angel (radio version) – 4:49
  2. I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) – 5:31
  3. Christmas Eve – 4:16
  4. S'il suffisait d'aimer – 3:35

European CD maxi single

  1. I'm Your Angel (radio version) – 4:49
  2. S'il suffisait d'aimer – 3:35
  3. I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) – 5:31

Japanese CD maxi single

  1. I'm Your Angel (radio version) – 4:49
  2. Christmas Eve – 4:16
  3. I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) – 5:31

UK Cassette maxi single

  1. I'm Your Angel (radio version) – 4:49
  2. I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) – 5:31
  3. Je crois toi – 5:05

UK CD maxi single #1

  1. I'm Your Angel (radio version) – 4:49
  2. I Can't Sleep Baby (If I) – 5:31
  3. To Love You More (Tony Moran I'll be waiting... vocal mix) – 10:08

UK CD maxi single #2

  1. I'm Your Angel (radio version) – 4:49
  2. Je crois toi – 5:05
  3. My Heart Will Go On – 4:40

Official versions [edit]

  1. I'm Your Angel (radio version) – 4:49
  2. I'm Your Angel (album version) – 5:31

Charts and certifications [edit]

Peak positions [edit]

Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[13] 31
Austrian Singles Chart[14] 13
Belgian Flanders Singles Chart[15] 26
Belgian Wallonia Singles Chart[16] 33
Canadian Singles Chart[17] 37
Canadian BDS Adult Contemporary Chart[18] 2
Canadian RPM Top Singles[19] 11
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary[20] 1
Dutch Singles Chart[21] 8
European Singles Chart[22] 5
French Singles Chart[23] 97
German Singles Chart[24] 14
Irish Singles Chart[25] 8
New Zealand Singles Chart[26] 5
Norwegian Singles Chart[27] 11
Swedish Singles Chart[28] 10
Swiss Singles Chart[29] 7
UK Singles Chart[30] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[31] 1
Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[31] 1
US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks[31] 28
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[31] 5
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[31] 17

End of year charts [edit]

End of year chart (1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[32] 16

End of decade charts [edit]

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[33] 50

Certifications [edit]

Country Certification
Australia Gold[34]
United Kingdom Silver[35]
United States Platinum[36]
Preceded by
"Lately" by Divine		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
December 5, 1998- January 9, 1999		 Succeeded by
"Have You Ever?" by Brandy
Preceded by
"From This Moment On" by Shania Twain		 Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
December 12, 1998 - February 27, 1999		 Succeeded by
"Angel" by Sarah McLachlan

References [edit]

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