"Angela" is a song performed by the Bee Gees from the album '' E.S.P.'', released as a single in 1987. It was written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. The demo version appears on ''The E.S.P. Demos'', and there is a promo video for this song. In West Germany, the song reached a chart position of No. 52.

Recording

The song, a midtempo

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, is performed by Barry Gibb, with a brief chorus and a long winding melody much in Barry's style. In its demo, it features Barry's vocals with Robin also singing a few lines. Its emotional peaks were matched by Barry's own guitar playing, supported by instrumental and vocal work by Maurice and Robin. In the finished version, Barry re-recorded another vocal. Musicians who played on the song consist of Robbie Kondor and

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on keyboards,

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on piano, Brian Tench on programming, Nick Moroch on guitar and

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on bass (who also worked with Mariah Carey, Cher and others).

Charts

Personnel

Barry Gibb Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He rose to worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popula ...

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* Robin Gibb –

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Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician. He achieved fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main lea ...

– guitar, backing vocals * Robbie Kondor – keyboards *

– keyboards *

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* Brian Tench – programming * Nick Moroch – guitar *

– bass

References

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