Devil or Angel

"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.

"Devil or Angel"
Single by The Clovers
B-side"Hey, Doll Baby"
ReleasedJanuary 1956
Recorded1955
GenreR&B
Length2:22
Songwriter(s)Blanche Carter
The Clovers singles chronology
"Nip Sip"
(1955)
"Devil or Angel"
(1956)
"Love, Love, Love"
(1956)

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. It was Vee's first Top 10 hit.[2][3]
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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 124.
  2. Scherman, Tony, Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story, forward by Wynton Marsalis, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1999 p. 175
  3. Whitburn, Joel The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Books, New York, 1992
  4. "BMI Repertoire Search". Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  5. The Hollywood Flames, "Devil or Angel" single release Retrieved February 4, 2016.
  6. Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 12th Edition, Record Research Inc, Menomonee Falls WI, 2009
  7. Spencer, Samuel (2020-01-17). "All the songs from the new season of "Sex Education"". Newsweek. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
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