| "An Angel" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by The Kelly Family | ||||
| from the album Over the Hump | ||||
| Released | June 28, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:44 | |||
| Label | Kel-Life | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The Kelly Family | |||
| Producer(s) |
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| The Kelly Family singles chronology | ||||
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"An Angel" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. It was produced by Kathy Kelly and Hartmut Pfannmüller for their eighth regular studio album Over the Hump (1994) and features lead vocals by Angelo and Paddy Kelly. Paddy wrote the song for his mother, Barbara Kelly, who died in 1982 from breast cancer. He wrote it on the family's boat, Santa Barbara. In 2017, The Kelly Family re-recorded the song for their We Got Love.
Track listings
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "An Angel" | 3:45 |
| 2. | "Break Free" | 2:38 |
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Over the Hump.[1]
- Songwriting – The Kelly Family
- Production – Hartmut Pfannmüller, Kathy Kelly
- Executive production – Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr
- Engineering – Günther Kasper
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[12] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[13] | 3× Gold | 800,000[14] |
| Poland (ZPAV)[15] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Other versions
- In 2006, the song was also covered by English singer Declan Galbraith and served as the first single and opening track from his second album Thank You (2006).
- Gregor Meyle for his album Meylensteine Vol 1 (2015).
- Silbermond lead singer Stefanie Kloß for the compilation album Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert Vol 4 (2017)
- In 2023, American singer Anastacia recorded a version of "An Angel" for her album Our Songs.[16]
References
- ↑ Over the Hump (CD liner). The Kelly Family. KEL-Life Records. 1994.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "The Kelly Family – An Angel" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ "The Kelly Family – An Angel" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – An Angel". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ "The Kelly Family – An Angel" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
- ↑ "The Kelly Family – An Angel". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ↑ "Kelly Family - Singles". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
- ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts (1994)". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Jahreshitparade Singles 1995". austriancharts.at. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts (1995)". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1995". hitparade.ch. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ↑ "Austrian single certifications – The Kelly Family – An Angel (Single)" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (The Kelly Family; 'An Angel')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ↑ "Bulletin Board – Germany" (PDF). Music and Media. worldradiohistory.com. 8 April 1995. p. 4. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2021 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Anastacia - Our Songs - Review". Retro Pop Magazine. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
External links
- KellyFamily.de — official site
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