- 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 = 11Extra 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 fromU2 's 1988 album, "Rattle and Hum ".It peaked at #9 on theUK singles chart , #14 on theBillboard Hot 100 , and #1 on theMainstream Rock Tracks . A homage toBillie Holiday , [ [http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=925 Angel Of Harlem by U2 Songfacts ] ] it was released with two differentB-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 atSun Studios inMemphis, Tennessee during the later stages of the tour's third leg. The song was a regular on 1989'sLovetown Tour and was played withB.B. King 's band. A stripped-down acoustic rendition was performed on theZoo TV Tour in 1992 and 1993 on ab-stage positioned in the midst of the crowd. It was then not played again until 2001'sElevation Tour , when it was sometimes performed acoustically and sometimes in its original electric style, albeit without the brass section. The only performances on 2005'sVertigo Tour came when a fan was pulled on stage inDallas in late October to play guitar. The fan asked to play "Angel of Harlem" and althoughBono '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 toKylie 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) – 5:24This 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 bandJourney 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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