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". Some later issues of this single (including all of the US issues) accordingly credit the Squeeze lyricist Chris Difford as a co-author. "Angel Eyes" reached number five in the UK Singles Chart in January 1988 and also peaked at number nine in Ireland. Later in the year, the song charted in other countries, becoming a top-five hit in Belgium, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.

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Track listings

CD: # "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" (full length version) # "We Can Love" # "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" (original demo version) # "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" (7-inch version) MC: # "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" # "We Can Love" # "Home & Away" # "Angel Eyes" (extended version) 7-inch: # "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" # "We Can Love" 12-inch: # "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" # "We Can Love" # "Home & Away"

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References

{{Authority control Wet Wet Wet songs 1987 singles 1987 songs Pop ballads Mercury Records singles Songs written by Chris Difford Songs written by Graeme Clark (musician) Songs written by Marti Pellow Songs written by Neil Mitchell (musician) Songs written by Tommy Cunningham