angel of the morning

Subject: angel of the morning
From: Rasta
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 12:12 AM

who knows the artist who had the hit (angel ofthe morning) and who wrote it. I thought it was Maryann fathful but i believe i was wrong thanx Rasttttaaa

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: catspaw49
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 12:17 AM

Merilee Rush CLICK

Spaw

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: RWilhelm
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 12:48 AM

It was written by Chip Taylor who also wrote "Try Just a Little Bit Harder" recorded by Janis Joplin, "Papa Come Quick" recorded by Bonnie Raitt and the immortal "Wild Thing" recorded by everybody. BTW, his brother is actor John Voight.

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: ddw
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 12:51 AM

I think the biggest hit of that was by Juice Newton, wasn't it? I've never heard of Marilee Rush. Or is this one of those crossover songs (pop/country) and I'm only familiar with the country version?

david

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: catspaw49
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 12:56 AM

All the jukeboxes for a long time played the Merilee Rush recording long before Juice recorded it David. Late 60's or very early 70's.

Spaw

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: catspaw49
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 01:24 AM

Merilee Rush in 1968 and Juice in 1981.

Spaw

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: john c
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 01:29 AM

In England, this was a big hit in the sixties for P.P.Arnold. She only had one other real chart success and that was The First Cut is the Deepest, written by Cat Stevens.

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Banjer
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 03:25 AM

I too remember the Marilee Rush version. Still have one of those little round black discs with it on one side! Can't figure out how to get it in my disc drive to make it play though! 45 rp what?

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Banjer
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 03:28 AM

'Reap What You Sow' is on the flip side of Marilee's 'Angel Of The Morning' and it was recorded on the Bell label.

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: GUEST,Matt_R
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 08:01 AM

Yep, ddw, all I know is the Juice one too.

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Allan C.
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 09:37 AM

I always loved this song! I always felt it was a shame that the lyrics were rather gender-specific because I would have loved to perform it - back when I had a soft-rock band. My favorite thing about the Rush version was the wonderful use of a baritone - or was it a tuba? A great dancing song!

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Steve Latimer
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 09:45 AM

I remember liking the Merilee Rsuh version, and thinking that the Juice Newton (Whatever happened to both of them?) was okay, but both were a little syrupy.

One of our local rock stations used to have live acoustic acts perform from time to time. One night they had Chip Taylor in and he performed the song. It was fabulous, he did it with a lot of passion and has a voice kinda like Tom Waites. I wish I could get a copy of the performance. It really sold me on the song.

He also had an interesting story about how he wrote Wild Thing for the Troggs.

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: SINSULL
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 09:49 AM

First time I heard it, I heard:
"Just call me angel of the morning
Just brush your teeth before you leave me..."

Hopeless romantic, aren't I?

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: lamarca
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 10:06 AM

I recall this one got banned from airplay by a number of radio stations (the '68 version, of course) because of its implication of, shudder, premarital sex...Seems kindof quaint these days...

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: catspaw49
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 10:17 AM

Just brush your teeth before you leave me??? Gawd Sins.....what a riot..........you owe me a keyboard!!!!

Spaw

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: LR Mole
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 10:19 AM

For some reason I have this and Friend and Lover's "Reach Out in the Darkness" on the same neuron. Probably on the radio around the same time. Mondegreening, I heard "Reach Out in the Darkness" as "freak out in the garden" the first ten times it was on the radio.

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Jeremiah McCaw
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 01:04 PM

Steve Latimer is right: very syrupy. But I liked it. Much prefer the original Merilee Rush (where is she now?), 'cause the Juice version was no different.

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: catspaw49
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 01:40 PM

RASTA.......It also occurs to me that a song of similar style/sound (although far different lyrics) was the Jagger&Richards "As Tears Go By" done by Marianne Faithful. Maybe not what you were thinking of, but it may be why you thought of Faithful.

Spaw

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Joe Offer
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 02:02 PM

The lyrics are here (click) with information about the relationship this song has with "Wild Thing." A sordid tale, indeed.

And as for "As Tears Go By," here are versions by Marianne Faithfull and by The Rolling Stones. This seems to me to be a call from Above, instructing me to put the Stones on the CD player. Don't think I'd go so far as to put Marianne Faithfull on, though...
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Allan C.
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 02:29 PM

"As Tears Go By" was a gift to MF by The Rolling Stones. Aw, go ahead and give her a spin, Joe. I know you must like "Those Were The Days (My Friend)".

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Snuffy
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 07:12 PM

That was Hairy Mopkins

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Allan C.
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 09:14 PM

Oops! Quite right, Snuffy.

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 09:33 PM

Me too, Sinsull. So you're not crazy. Or both of us are.

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Gypsy
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 10:55 PM

Cat Stevens wrote the First cut is the deepest? Really? Had no idea.....creep, creep, creep <: <: <: .......

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Sorcha
Date: 24 Jan 01 - 11:46 PM

Guess I am really out of the loop here, I thought Charlie Pride did it, but I guess not. Maybe that was Kiss An Angel Good Morning? Instead of Just Call Me Angel......?

Sorch, who is hopelessly lost at Middle C tonite......

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Rasta
Date: 25 Jan 01 - 02:56 AM

you hit it catspaw, somehow they seemed similar in my head n thats why I thought it was Maryann Faithful anyway never thoght Id get such a reaction ,thanx everyone for chippin in--keep on keepin on--////Rastaaa

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: LR Mole
Date: 25 Jan 01 - 09:59 AM

Whatever did happen to Mary Hopkin? "Goodbye" was a nice song, and so was "Sing a song of Temma Harbo(u)r", at least one of which was written by some Beatle.Or was all of this the guy who negotiated with Stalin for Roosevelt?

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Jim the Bart
Date: 25 Jan 01 - 10:11 AM

More thread creep:
The FRIEND from Friend and Lover who did "Reach out in the Darkness" is Jim Post, a Chicago folk singer with an absolutely amazing voice (and mustache). He has a lot of vinyl recordings available and all are well worth a listen.

Lately he's been developing and delivering one man shows in the Midwest. One, "Galena Rose" is built around the lead mines in Galena, Illinois. It has some great songs; Mr. Post is a marvelous story teller. He has also done a show built around Mark Twain, if I remember correctly.

The point? From hunble beginnings doth true beauty grow (or something like that). OR Don't underestimate those "one hit wonders".

Now back to our thread, which is already in progress. . .

Subject: RE: angel of the morning
From: Snuffy
Date: 25 Jan 01 - 05:22 PM

"Or was all of this the guy who negotiated with Stalin for Roosevelt?"

Perhaps it was Clodagh Rodgers, who turned out to be Trotsky (or was it vice versa?) in a Monty Python episode.

Wassail! V