"Angel" is a song recorded by the American singer

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for her eleventh studio album, ''

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'' (2007). It was written by Wright James Quenton and Yvette Marie Stevens, and produced by Tammy McCrary,

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and Terry Lewis. The song was recorded at the Flyte Tyme Studios in Santa Monica, California, and was mixed by Jordan Young, with William "Doc" Powell playing the guitar and Luis Conte percussion. "Angel" is a R&B ballad, which also contains elements of

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and

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music. Following the release of the song, "Angel" charted at number 26 on the ''Billboard''

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chart, and peaked at number 19 on the ''Billboard''

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chart.

Lyrical interpretation

According to Khan, the song is about "reminding people that we are all angels in spite of our flaws and what not. And that there is hope." An accompanying music video was directed by Khan (focusing mostly on Khan recording the song in the vocal booth).

Personnel

– lead vocals, backing vocals * Bernie Grundman – mastering * Matt Marrin – mixing and recording * William "Doc" Powell – guitar *

– guitar * Luis Conte – synthesizer * Aaron Spears – drums *

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– bass guitar * James "Big Jim" Wright – keyboards

Charts

References

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