Angelia (song)

For other uses, see Angelia (disambiguation).
"Angelia"
Single by Richard Marx
from the album Repeat Offender
B-side"Endless Summer Nights (Live At The Palace Theatre, Los Angeles, CA)"
ReleasedSeptember 1989 (US)
Recorded1988–1989
GenreSoft rock
Length5:15 (album version)
4:07 (single version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Richard Marx
Producer(s)
Richard Marx singles chronology
"Right Here Waiting"
(1989) 		"Angelia"
(1989) 		"Nothin' You Can Do About It"
(1989)

"Angelia" (/ˌeɪndʒəˈliːə/ ayn-jə-LEE-ə) is a ballad recorded by Richard Marx and the third released single on his second album, Repeat Offender.

"Angelia" reached number 2 on the Cash Box singles chart, and reached number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 2, 1989. It was also a top-40 hit in Australia and made the top 50 in the UK. On the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, "Angelia" peaked at number 2 for several weeks behind the Linda Ronstadt/Aaron Neville duet "Don't Know Much".

Background

Richard Marx based the sound of "Angelia" on Def Leppard's 1983 album Pyromania and the 1987 album Hysteria. During recordings of "Angelia", engineer and co-producer David Cole along with Richard Marx tried to copy the sounds of the guitars and drums that Def Leppard and producer Robert "Mutt" Lange had used on the Hysteria and Pyromania records.[1]

During a night out with Def Leppard guitarist Phil Collen, Richard Marx was told that Def Leppard attempted to emulate Angelia for a song that was to appear on the next Def Leppard album, Adrenalize. The song Def Leppard recorded with "Angelia" in mind was likely the hit "Stand Up (Kick Love Into Motion)".[1]

The production and sound of the song "Angelia" is Richard Marx's favorite from his second album, Repeat Offender.[1] Michael Landau played the guitar solo on the song.[2]

Personnel

Track listing

All songs written Richard Marx and produced by Marx and David Cole.

  1. "Angelia" – 4:08
  2. "Endless Summer Nights" [Live at the Palace Theatre] – 5:44

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b c "Richard Marx Interview KQCK Radio Stations". YouTube. July 22, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Richard Marx – Repeat Offender (1989, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Richard Marx – Angelia". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  4. ^ "Richard Marx – Angelia" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6642." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  6. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6639." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Angelia". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  8. ^ "Richard Marx – Angelia". Top 40 Singles.
  9. ^ "Richard Marx – Angelia". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. ^ "Richard Marx: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "Richard Marx Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Richard Marx Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  14. ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 1990". Billboard. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
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