"Angel in Disguise" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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artist

Earl Thomas Conley Earl Thomas Conley (October 17, 1941 – April 10, 2019)Wood, Gerry. (1998). "Earl Thomas Conley". In ''The Encyclopedia of Country Music''. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 108. was an American country music singer-songwriter. Between ...

. It was released in April 1984 as the fourth and final single from the album ''

Don't Make It Easy for Me "Don't Make It Easy for Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in January 1984 as the third single and title track from the album '' Don't Make It Easy for Me''. The song was Con ...

''. The song was Conley's sixth No. 1 country single, having reached the top spot for one week and spending a total of thirteen weeks on the chart. The song was written by Conley and

Randy Scruggs Randy Lynn Scruggs (August 3, 1953 – April 17, 2018) was an American music producer, songwriter and guitarist. He had his first recording at the age of 13. He won four Grammy Awards and was named Musician of the Year at the Country Music ...

As the fourth single to reach No. 1 from Conley's album ''Don't Make It Easy for Me'', "Angel in Disguise" made Conley the first artist in any genre to chart four No. 1 hits from the same album.

Music video

A video, directed by David Hogan, was produced for the song, depicting a middle-aged man (Conley) fantasizing about being in a relationship with an attractive woman; at the end of the video, he is visited by several of the descriptive women, most notably one who has shaved the sides of her head. The video was aired on

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, CMT and

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, and is available for viewing online via

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as of 2018. A video was also filmed for the single's

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"Crowd Around the Corner." The video, also directed by Hogan, depicts an elderly man sneaking out of a retirement home to enjoy one last glimpse of life before dying.

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References

1984 singles Earl Thomas Conley songs Songs written by Randy Scruggs Songs written by Earl Thomas Conley RCA Records singles 1984 songs {{1984-country-song-stub