Angel from Montgomery

Infobox Song
Name="Angel from Montgomery"


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Type=Song
Artist=John Prine
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Album="John Prine"
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Released=1971
track_no=3
Recorded=American Recording Studios, Memphis, Tennessee
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Length=3:43
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"Angel from Montgomery" is a country song written by John Prine,cite web | url = http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:09foxqt5ld6e | title = Streetlights | first = Stephen Thomas | last = Erlewine | work = Allmusic | accessdate = 2007-07-24 ] originally appearing on his self-titled 1971 album "John Prine".

The song has been covered notably by Bonnie Raitt, Tanya Tucker [cite web | url = http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hjfpxqe5ld0e | title = T.N.T. | first = Thom | last = Jurek | work = Allmusic | accessdate = 2007-07-24 ] , Dave Matthews Band, Ben Harper, Paul Baribeau, Susan Tedeschi and Jill Johnson in 2007.

Cinema

The song is performed in the film "Into the Wild" by the characters Tracy Tatro and Christopher McCandless. It does not appear on the soundtrack album. The chorus is also sung briefly in the film "Courage Under Fire" by the character Captain Karen Emma Walden (portrayed by Meg Ryan) during one of the flashback sequences.

Recorded Versions

* Jill Johnson 2007
* Susan Tedeschi on "Just Won't Burn" 1998
* Leslie Spit Treeo on "Don't Cry Too Hard" in 1990
* Bonnie Raitt on "Streetlights" 1974
* John Denver on "Farewell Andromeda" 1973

Published Versions

* "Rise Up Singing" page 99

References