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Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground
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Wikipedia article
"'Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground'" is a song from the film 'Honeysuckle Rose'. The song was written and performed by Willie Nelson and released in 1980 on the 'Honeysuckle Rose' soundtrack and later as the soundtrack's second single in January 1981. The single was Nelson's seventh number one on the country chart as a solo artist and stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart.
Charts
Cover versions
* Bob Dylan covered the song during the recording sessions for his 1983 album 'Infidels'. The song appeared as the B-side to four different international single releases in support of the album.
* Cross Canadian Ragweed covered the song on their tenth album, 'Happiness and All the Other Things'.
* Raul Malo covered the song on his 2006 album 'You're Only Lonely'.
* The Smoking Popes included a cover of the song on the re-issue of their 1995 album 'Born to Quit'.
* The 'King of the Hill' soundtrack included a version of the song on which Nelson duets with Mark McGrath. The original, not this version, appeared in "Wings of the Dope" (the episode in which Luanne's deceased boyfriend reappears as an angel).
* Alison Krauss recorded a cover of the song and included it on the Target Corporation exclusive version of her 2017 release 'Windy City'.
References
Category:1981 singles
Category:Willie Nelson songs
Category:Bob Dylan songs
Category:Alison Krauss songs
Category:Songs written by Willie Nelson
Category:Country ballads
Category:Songs written for films
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:1980 songs
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