"Angel Eyes" is a song written by

John Hiatt John Robert Hiatt (born August 20, 1952) is an American singer-songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including new wave, blues, and country. Hiatt has been nominated for nine Grammy Awards and has been awarded ...

and

Fred Koller Fred Koller (born March 5, 1950 in Chicago) is an American singer-songwriter. He has been active in the music business since 1973. Fred lives and works in Nashville with his wife Trish and their cat Buddy. Music career Koller has written over 3 ...

, and produced by

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for

the Jeff Healey Band Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz singer, guitarist, and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s. He reached No. 5 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart with " Ang ...

's first album '' See the Light'' (1988). It was first released in the United Kingdom as the album's second single in April 1989 and was issued in the United States several weeks later. The song peaked at on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and on ''Billboard''s

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chart. In 2004, "Angel Eyes" was covered by ''

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'' series one contestant

Paulini Pauline Curuenavuli (born 15 October 1982), known professionally as Paulini, is a Fijian-Australian singer and songwriter. Born in Suva, Paulini moved to Sydney with her family at the age of four. She rose to fame in 2003 as a contestant on the ...

and became her first single in Australia.

Chart performance

"Angel Eyes" debuted on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on June 17, 1989, at ,"Chart Listing For The Week Of Jun 17 1989:"
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''. Retrieved October 26, 2007. eventually peaking at and spending 22 weeks on the chart."Chart Listing For The Week Of Sept 02 1989:"
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''. Retrieved July 31, 2020. In Canada, the song was on the charts for 28 weeks. It was the 70th highest selling single in the United States for 1989."Chart Listing For The Week Of Dec 31 1989:"
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''. Retrieved October 26, 2007. Hiatt's own version of the song finally appeared on his 1994 live album '' Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?''. A studio version of the song was included on the 1998 album ''The Best of John Hiatt''.

Track listing

Vinyl single # "Angel Eyes" — 4:32 # "Don't Let Your Chance Go By" — 3:20

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Paulini version

"Angel Eyes" was covered by Australian recording artist

for her debut studio album, ''

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'' (2004). It was produced by

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and released physically on July 5, 2004, as the

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from the album. In a statement posted to her official website, Paulini said "'Angel Eyes' is an amazing song. Audius came up with some great ideas and we did it and it worked. All the instruments are live. It's turned out to be one of the best song " "Angel Eyes" peaked at number one on the

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for three consecutive weeks and was certified platinum by the

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(ARIA), for shipments of 70,000 copies. The song earned Paulini an ARIA No. 1 Chart Award and a nomination for "Highest Selling Single" at the

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Chart performance

"Angel Eyes" debuted at number two on the

on July 12, 2004. The following week, the song rose to number one, where it remained for three consecutive weeks. "Angel Eyes" was certified platinum by the

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, for shipments of 70,000 copies. On the

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, the song debuted and peaked at number 34 on October 11, 2004.

Music video

The accompanying

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for "Angel Eyes" was filmed on June 15, 2004, in

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. On June 1, 2004,

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announced that they were looking for fans to appear in the video. The video begins with Paulini walking down a footpath and then onto a stage. It shows Paulini walking around behind the stage before proceeding out and singing to an audience of clapping fans.

Track listing

* CD single # "Angel Eyes" – 4:01 # "Angel Eyes" (Buchman Bounce) – 4:02 # "Angel Eyes" (Rick Will Album Mix) – 4:48

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New Grass Revival version

The progressive bluegrass band

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recorded a cover which can be found on their last album release, ''

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'' from 1989. It's been featured as well on the bands compilation albums, 1990's ''New Grass Anthology'', 1994's ''The Best of New Grass Revival'', and 2005's ''Grass Roots: The Best of New Grass Revival''.

References

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Paulini version

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Music video

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New Grass Revival version

See also

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