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1982 studio album by Jimmy Webb
Angel Heart
Album cover image of Jimmy Webb with a beard holding a cigarette, with a woman leaning in
Studio album by Jimmy Webb
ReleasedApril 1982 (1982-04)
Recorded1982
StudioSunset Sound, Hollywood
GenrePop
Length42:05
LabelReal West Production
Producer
Jimmy Webb chronology
El Mirage
(1977)
Angel Heart
(1982)
Suspending Disbelief
(1993)

Angel Heart is the seventh album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released in April 1982 by Real West Production.

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

In his review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann described the album as "a classic of the style called 'West Coast pop', a creamy adult contemporary sound with a rock edge but plenty of strings, the tasty guitar solos offset by the sweet harmonies". However, he found the material weak by Jimmy Webb standards, with a number of compositions that are ponderous and/or lacking in distinction, and said that the two best songs, "Scissors Cut" and "In Cars", already had superior recordings done by Art Garfunkel.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jimmy Webb, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Angel Heart" 3:24
2."God's Gift" 3:52
3."One of the Few"John Cooper4:30
4."Scissors Cut" 4:44
5."Work for a Dollar" 5:34
6."His World" 4:37
7."Our Movie" (featuring Leah Kunkel) 3:53
8."Nasty Love" (featuring Daryl Hall) 4:29
9."In Cars" (featuring Stephen Bishop) 3:33
10."Old Wing Mouth" 3:49
Total length:42:05

Personnel

Music


Production
  • Matthew McCauley – arranger, string arrangements, backing vocals, synthesizer, producer, conductor, percussion
  • William F. Williams – executive producer
  • Nancy Donald – design
  • Mark Linett – overdub engineer
  • Bob Schaper – engineer
  • Mike Reese – mastering
  • Dennis Drake – engineer, overdub engineer
  • Bob Irwin – reissue producer
  • Kevin Boutote – digital mastering
  • Bill Schnee – mixing
  • Henry Diltz – photography

References

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Angel Heart". AllMusic. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
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