Angel in Disguise (Earl Thomas Conley song)

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"Angel in Disguise"
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Single by Earl Thomas Conley
from the album Don't Make It Easy for Me
B-side "Crowd Around the Corner"
ReleasedApril 30, 1984
Genre Country pop
Length3:30
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Earl Thomas Conley
Randy Scruggs
Producer(s) Earl Thomas Conley
Nelson Larkin Arranger: Ron Oates
Earl Thomas Conley singles chronology
"Don't Make It Easy for Me"
(1984)
"Angel in Disguise"
(1984)
"Chance of Lovin' You"
(1984)

"Angel in Disguise" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in April 1984 as the fourth and final single from the album Don't Make It Easy for Me . The song was Conley's sixth No. 1 country single, having reached the top spot for one week and spending a total of thirteen weeks on the chart. [1] The song was written by Conley and Randy Scruggs

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As the fourth single to reach No. 1 from Conley's album Don't Make It Easy for Me, "Angel in Disguise" made Conley the first artist in any genre to chart four No. 1 hits from the same album. [2]

Music video

A video, directed by David Hogan, [3] was produced for the song, depicting a middle-aged man (Conley) fantasizing about being in a relationship with an attractive woman; at the end of the video, he is visited by several of the descriptive women, most notably one who has shaved the sides of her head. The video was aired on The Nashville Network, CMT and Great American Country, and is available for viewing online via Vevo as of 2018.

A video was also filmed for the single's B-side "Crowd Around the Corner." The video, also directed by Hogan, depicts an elderly man sneaking out of a retirement home to enjoy one last glimpse of life before dying.

Charts

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<i>Dont Make It Easy for Me</i> (album) 1983 studio album by Earl Thomas Conley

Don't Make It Easy for Me is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in May 16, 1983 via RCA Records. The album includes the singles "Your Love's on the Line", "Holding Her and Loving You", "Don't Make It Easy for Me" and "Angel in Disguise".

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 88.
  2. Roland, Tom. "Earl Thomas Conley biography". Allmusic . Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  3. "Directorial Credits". Director David Hogan. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. "Earl Thomas Conley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1984". Billboard. Retrieved June 16, 2021.