Angel Baby (song)
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| “Angel Baby” | |||||
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| Single by Rosie and the Originals | |||||
| Released | 1960 | ||||
| Recorded | 1960 | ||||
| Genre | Doo-wop | ||||
| Label | Highland Records | ||||
| Writer | Rosie Hamlin | ||||
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Angel Baby was a 1960 single by Rosie and the Originals. The song was recorded independently on a two-track machine when lead singer Rosie Hamlin was only 15 years old. Initially unable to find a label willing to distribute the song because of its unpolished sound, the group convinced a San Diego department store to pipe their master through the listening booths in the record department. The response from listeners prompted Highland Records to sign the band and promote the single. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1960 and remained in the charts for twelve weeks.
John Lennon recorded a version of the song in 1973, eventually released on the Lennon box set and Menlove Ave.
Jeanette Jurado also did a cover that was featured in the 1996 feature film "My Family"
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[edit] References in popular culture
Angel Baby is the tune that lures Jack Flanders into the Fourth Tower of Inverness.
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