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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Angel Eyes
| cover = Roxy Music Angel Eyes.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Roxy Music
| album = Manifesto
| B-side = My Little Girl
| released =
| recorded = 1978/79
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length = 3:32 (Album version)
3:06 (7" single)
6:37 (12" extended remix)
| label = Polydor/E.G./Atco
| writer = Bryan Ferry, Andy Mackay
| producer = Roxy Music
| prev_title = Dance Away
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Over You
| next_year = 1980
| misc =
}}
"'Angel Eyes'" is a song by the English rock band Roxy Music. It was released in August 1979 as the third single from their album 'Manifesto', and peaked at No. 4 in the UK.
The single was a disco re-recorded version of the album track, which was more in a rock vein, and (just like the previous single "Dance Away") was also released as an extended 12" dance mix (still a relatively new format at that time). The single version of "Angel Eyes" later replaced the album version for subsequent releases. The album version was first re-released on 'Thrill of It All' box-set. The 1999 re-mastered version of the 'Manifesto' album finally restored the original version of the song.[http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/songs_29.php Angel Eyes (Rock Version) on Viva Roxy Music!]
The single re-recording of the song omits the last verse.
Coincidentally, the song was in the UK top 20 at the same time as another song called "Angeleyes" by the Swedish group ABBA.http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19790826/7501/ Official Singles Chart Top 75; August 1979. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
"Angel Eyes" was also the first record that Roxy Music made a specific music video for.[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=16142 Angel Eyes Songfacts]
Track listing
* '12" single (POSPX 67 )'
#"Angel Eyes" - 6:39
#"My Little Girl" - 3:08
* '7" single (POSP 67)'
#"Angel Eyes" - 3:08
#"My Little Girl" - 3:08
Personnel
* Bryan Ferry lead vocals, keyboards
* Andy Mackay oboe, saxophone
* Phil Manzanera electric guitar
* Gary Tibbs bass guitar[http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/singles_27.php Angel Eyes on Viva Roxy Music!]
* Paul Carrack keyboards
* Paul Thompson drums
* Fiona Hibbert - harp[http://www.vivaroxymusic.com/musicians_736.php Angel Eyes artists on Viva Roxy Music!]
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References
Category:1979 songs
Category:1979 singles
Category:Roxy Music songs
Category:Songs written by Bryan Ferry
Category:Songs written by Andy Mackay
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:Atco Records singles
Category:E.G. Records singles
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