I am a sucker for the single edit, although the “Manifesto“ album version is excellent for that purpose. The single made it to #4 in the UK in 1979. It was also the first song they ever made a video for. Abba also had a song “Angeleyes“ in the charts simultaneously that made it to #3. Enjoy The Best Of Roxy Music on my channel here: I’m not paid by YT, so please like & subscribe if you enjoy this. Thank you 💖 (Lyrics & info below).
Oh, Angel eyes
Am I deceived
Or did you sigh?
For all I know
You let your love light
Shine on me
Oh, Angel eyes
You never close
Who got the time?
I can’t wait
Until your love light
Shine on me
Oh, Angel eyes
On the wing
And open wide
No matter now
How high the moon shine
Down on me
Angel, (angel eyes) angel eyes
Angel, angel eyes
Angel, (angel eyes) angel eyes
Songwriters: Bryan Ferry & Andy Mackay
Bryan Ferry – lead vocals, keyboards
Andy Mackay – oboe, saxophone
Phil Manzanera – electric guitar
Gary Tibbs – bass guitar
Paul Carrack – keyboards
Paul Thompson – drums
Fiona Hibbert – harp
“Angel Eyes“ was the third single taken from Roxy Music’s sixth album, Manifesto, after “Trash“ and “Dance Away.“ The album original is rock-driven, but the band recorded a glossy disco version for the single release. The new version peaked at #4 in the UK and was followed by an extended dance remix pressed on 12-inch, an emerging format in 1979.
“After a short early career as an album track on our 1978 album Manifesto, ’Angel Eyes’ was reborn as a brilliant dance remix anticipating a whole world of music in the ’80s and up to the present,“ Mackay recalled to The Mail on Sunday on June 28, 2009. “It became a big hit as a single and in clubs.“ ~ Andy Mackay
[American R&B icon Luther Vandross sings uncredited backing vocals on this song. Before breaking out as a solo artist with “Never Too Much“ in 1981, Vandross was a highly sought-after session singer, working with stars like Bette Midler, Chaka Khan, David Bowie, Roberta Flack, and Stevie Wonder.] ~ Songfacts
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