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Devil or Angel
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Wikipedia article
"'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. 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. It was Vee's first Top 10 hit.Scherman, Tony, Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story, foreword by Wynton Marsalis, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1999 p. 175Whitburn, Joel The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, Billboard Books, New York, 1992 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.
*The Hollywood Flames released a version of the song as a single in 1960.[http://www.45cat.com/record/456171 The Hollywood Flames, "Devil or Angel" single release] Retrieved February 4, 2016.
*Tony Scotti recorded the song in 1969. The single peaked at #117 on Billboard's "Bubbling Under" chart.Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 12th Edition, Record Research Inc, Menomonee Falls WI, 2009
*Ezra Furman recorded a cover of the song featured in Netflix's Sex Education (TV series).
References
Category:1955 songs
Category:1960 singles
Category:The Clovers songs
Category:Bobby Vee songs
Category:The Hollywood Flames songs
Category:Atco Records singles
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