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"Devil or Angel" is a song written by Blanche Carter and originally recorded by the Clovers in 1955, where it went to number four on the US R&B Best Sellers chart.[1] It was re-recorded by John Bailey after he left the Clovers and formed another Clovers group for Lana Records in 1965.
Later versions
- The song was recorded by Bobby Vee, with veteran session drummer Earl Palmer among the studio musicians, and reached number 6 in the US charts in 1960, and number 2 in Canada.[2] It was Vee's first Top 10 hit.[3][4] This version was also a crossover hit on the R&B chart.
- It was later recorded by both, Johnny Crawford and Jesse Winchester. Neither of those versions charted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[5]
- The Hollywood Flames released a version of the song as a single in 1960.[6]
- Tony Scotti recorded the song in 1969. The single peaked at #117 on Billboard's "Bubbling Under" chart.[7]
- Ezra Furman recorded a cover of the song featured in Netflix's Sex Education (TV series).[8]
References
Шаблон:The Clovers Шаблон:Bobby Vee Шаблон:Billy Fury Шаблон:Authority control
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Scherman, Tony, Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story, foreword by Wynton Marsalis, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1999 p. 175
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Books, New York, 1992
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ The Hollywood Flames, "Devil or Angel" single release Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 12th Edition, Record Research Inc, Menomonee Falls WI, 2009
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
