"Angel of Mine" is a song by British R&B girl group

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from their first compilation album, ''

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'' (1997). It was written by

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and Travon Potts, produced by Lawrence, and released on 29 September 1997. The song became Eternal's 12th and final top-10 hit on the

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, peaking at number four. "Angel of Mine" was the ensemble's final single as a three-piece, as after its release,

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left the group. In June 2019, "Angel of Mine" was ranked at number 91 on the

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's "Top 100 Girl Band Singles of the Last 25 Years". In 1998, American singer Monica released a cover version that topped the US ''

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chart for four weeks and peaked at number two on the US ''Billboard''

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chart. It was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) in 1999.

Critical reception

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'' wrote, "With this lush number, Eternal confirm their status as the U.K.'s queens of the

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, at the same time offering a preview of their imminent ''Greatest Hits'' album, which is due for release on October 20." British magazine ''

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'' rated "Angel of Mine" five out of five, picking it as Single of the Week. It was described as a "lush, touching ballad, highlighting their vocal prowess", and, "It cannot fail." The magazine's Alan Jones declared it as "particularly uplifting and enjoyable."

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Greatest Hits''. Studios * Recorded at Sound Gallery Studios (Los Angeles) and H-2-O Enterprises (London, England) * Mixed at Sound Gallery Studios (Los Angeles) Personnel *

– writing, all instruments, production, programming, arrangement, mixing * Travon Potts – writing, all instruments, programming, arrangement * Easther Bennett – lead vocals, background vocals *

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– background vocals *

– background vocals * Maxx – mixing *

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– mixing * Eric White – engineering * Bryan Golder – engineering * Simon Bohannon – engineering * William Catterson – assistant engineering

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Monica version

American R&B singer Monica

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"Angel of Mine" for her second studio album, '' The Boy Is Mine'' (1998). On her version,

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replaced Lawrence as the song's producer. Jerkins also oversaw mixing along with Dexter Simmons, while recording was handled by Rico Lumpkins. Still credited as a songwriter, Lawrence slightly altered the lyrics for Monica at the besthest of

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head

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. Co-writer Potts commented on Monica's rendition: "Rodney erkinsdid an incredible job on the production, and then Monica's interpretation, vocally, was incredible as well. She has such a big voice for someone so young." Monica herself described the song about "having a friend that she falls in with, which being human is very easy to do."

Critical reception

"Angel of Mine" was positively received by Chuck Taylor of ''

'', who called the song "unbelievable" and "absolutely stunning." He also noted its commercial potential, claiming "this song has #1 stamped across its heart."Taylor, Chuck (7 November 1998). "Reviews & Previews: Singles". ''Billboard'', p. 25.

Commercial performance

"Angel of Mine" was released on 9 November 1998 as the third single from ''The Boy Is Mine''. Following the success of her previous singles, " The Boy Is Mine" and "

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", the song became the album's third consecutive release to reach the top of the US ''Billboard''

. It also reached number two on the US ''Billboard''

charts, becoming the seventh domestic top-10 hit of Monica's career. "Angel of Mine" was eventually ranked number three on ''Billboard''s Hot 100 1999 year-end charts, and reached number 62 on its decade-end chart. In addition, the song reached number 10 in Canada, the top 20 in Australia, and the top 40 in

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Music video

The accompanying music video for "Angel of Mine" was directed by

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and features

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as Monica's love interest.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''The Boy Is Mine''. * Monica Arnold – vocals *

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– mixing, production * Rhett Lawrence – writer * Rico Lumpkins –

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* Tomi Martin –

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* Travon Potts – writer * Dexter Simmons – mixing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Monica.com
— official Monica site
"Angel of Mine" - Eternal music video (Warner Music Group)

Monica music videos
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