Angel of Harlem

Angel of Harlem

Infobox Single
Name = Angel of Harlem



Artist = U2
from Album = Rattle and Hum
Released = December 1988
Format = CD, cassette, 7", 12"
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 3:47
Label = Island
Producer = Jimmy Iovine
Last single = "Desire" (1988)
This single = "Angel of Harlem" (1988)
Next single = "When Love Comes to Town" (1989)
Misc = Extra tracklisting
Album = Rattle and Hum
Type = studio
prev_track = "Pride (In the Name of Love)" (live)
prev_no = 9
this_track = "Angel of Harlem"
track_no = 10
next_track = "Love Rescue Me"
next_no = 11
Extra tracklisting
Album = The Best of 1980-1990
Type = compilation
prev_track = "When Love Comes to Town"
prev_no = 12
this_track = "Angel of Harlem"
track_no = 13
next_track = "All I Want Is You"
next_no = 14
"Angel of Harlem" is the second single from U2's 1988 album, "Rattle and Hum".It peaked at #9 on the UK singles chart, #14 on the Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks. A homage to Billie Holiday, [ [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=925 Angel Of Harlem by U2 Songfacts ] ] it was released with two different B-sides; one was an original U2 song called "A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel", while the other was a live version of "Rattle and Hum"'s "Love Rescue Me."

History

"Angel of Harlem" was written during 1987's Joshua Tree Tour and the in-studio performance on the "Rattle and Hum" movie dates from a recording session at Sun Studios in Memphis, Tennessee during the later stages of the tour's third leg. The song was a regular on 1989's Lovetown Tour and was played with B.B. King's band. A stripped-down acoustic rendition was performed on the Zoo TV Tour in 1992 and 1993 on a b-stage positioned in the midst of the crowd. It was then not played again until 2001's Elevation Tour, when it was sometimes performed acoustically and sometimes in its original electric style, albeit without the brass section. The only performances on 2005's Vertigo Tour came when a fan was pulled on stage in Dallas in late October to play guitar. The fan asked to play "Angel of Harlem" and although Bono's knowledge of the lyrics was poor, the band agreed to the request and the fan played the song along with them. It has also been performed on Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide shows on the Australian leg of the Vertigo tour in November 2006, where Bono dedicated the song to Kylie Minogue and often ended it with a snippet of Kylie's "I Should Be So Lucky."

Live performances of "Angel of Harlem" appear on ' and '.

Track listing

#"Angel of Harlem" (Single Version) – 3:47
#"A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel" – 5:29
#"Love Rescue Me" (feat. Ziggy Marley) (Live from London, October 16, 1988) – 5:24

This is the most common (CD and 12") release. The cassette and 7" versions did not contain "Love Rescue Me." Note that the version of "A Room at the Heartbreak Hotel" on "The Best of 1980-1990" B-Sides disc is actually an edit of the original.

Chart positions

Covers

*An orchestral version of "Angel of Harlem" was covered by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on their 1999 album "".
*British band Journey South covered "Angel of Harlem" on the talent show X-Factor
*10,000 Maniacs cover the song on "Live Twenty-Five".

References

External links

* [http://www.u2wanderer.org/disco/sing024.html Discography entry at U2 Wanderer] - Comprehensive details on various editions, cover scans, lyrics, and more.
* [http://www.u2-vertigo-tour.com/song24.html Angel Of Harlem's performance history at U2-Vertigo-Tour.com] - Lists all concerts at which "Angel of Harlem" has been performed.
*youtube|k0s-S5bLMz0|Angel of Harlem


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