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1975 single by Rogue
"Fallen Angel"
Single by Rogue
from the album Fallen Angels
B-side"Morning Comes Quickly" / "Mother Nature" / "Run for Shelter" / "We Could Use a Little Rain"
Released1975
GenreSoft rock
Length3:50
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
Producer(s)Guy Fletcher
Rogue singles chronology
"Cool Clear Air"
(1975) 		"Fallen Angel"
(1975) 		"Lay Me Down"
(1976)
"Fallen Angel"
Single by Frankie Valli
from the album Fallen Angel
B-side"Carrie (I Wouldn't Marry You)"
ReleasedMarch 1976
GenreSoft rock
LabelPrivate Stock
Songwriter(s)Guy Fletcher, Doug Flett
Producer(s)Bob Gaudio
Frankie Valli singles chronology
"Our Day Will Come"
(1975) 		"Fallen Angel"
(1976) 		"We're All Alone"
(1976)

"Fallen Angel" is a song by British soft rock band Rogue from their debut album Fallen Angels. Produced by band member Guy Fletcher, it was released as a single in 1975 and was a hit in the Netherlands, peaking at No. 12 on the Dutch Top 40. In the U.S., the song missed the Billboard Hot 100 by 8 places, reaching No. 108 in 1976 (No. 8 on the Bubbling Under the Hot 100 chart).

Frankie Valli cover

In 1976, the song was covered by Frankie Valli; this version was a hit in both the UK and U.S., peaking at numbers 11 and 36, respectively. On the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart, the song peaked at No. 9. Its biggest success was in Ireland, where it reached No. 3 on the Irish Singles Chart.

The song is featured in the Broadway musical Jersey Boys. The musical repurposes the song as its eleven o'clock number, sung by Valli as he mourns the death of his daughter Francine (who in real life died four years after the song was released).

Chart history

Rogue
Chart (1975-76) Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) 12
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 8
Frankie Valli cover
Chart (1976) Peak
position
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 23
Ireland (IRMA) 3
UK Singles (OCC) 11
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 36
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 9
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 49

References

  1. Top 40, Stichting Nederlandse. "Rogue - Fallen Angel".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004
  3. "FRANKIE VALLI | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  4. "Frankie Valli Fallen Angel Chart History". Billboard.
  5. "Frankie Valli Fallen Angel Adult Contemporary Chart History". Billboard.
  6. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1976-05-08. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Frankie Valli". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  9. "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1976-04-17. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  10. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004


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