Captured Angel

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Captured Angel
Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1975
Recorded1975
Genre Soft rock
Length37:38
Label Full Moon/Epic [1]
Producer Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg chronology
Souvenirs
(1974)
Captured Angel
(1975)
Nether Lands
(1977)
Singles from Captured Angel
  1. "Below The Surface"
    Released: 1975
  2. "Captured Angel"
    Released: 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Christgau's Record Guide D+ [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Captured Angel is the third album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1975. [6] He promoted the album with a tour in support of Eagles. [7]

Contents

The album peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200. [8] It has sold more than a million copies. [9] The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 1, 1977. [10]

Production

The album was produced by Fogelberg. He alone recorded all of the instrumental parts before being convinced by his label to allow for a few re-recordings and contributions by other musicians. [6] The majority of the album was recorded at a studio in South Pekin, Illinois; Fogelberg had returned home to care for his ill father. [11]

Critical reception

Stereo Review praised Fogelberg's musicianship, but wrote that as a singer "he sounds raw, unsure, and at times even amateurish, particularly when any emotionality is involved." [12]

Cashbox Magazine wrote that Fogelberg "has got a set of pipes that are a natural in the area of laidback" and that it is this "singing prowess that pervades the smooth flow of "Captured Angel" as the ease of his interpretation serves only to enhance the laidback of the situation". They singled out "Old Tennessee", "The Last Nail" and "Next Time" as their top listens. [13]


Track listing

All songs were written by Dan Fogelberg.

No.TitleLength
1."Aspen / These Days"7:39
2."Comes and Goes"2:25
3."Captured Angel"2:57
4."Old Tennessee"3:07
5."Next Time"4:10
6."Man in the Mirror / Below the Surface"7:10
7."Crow"4:40
8."The Last Nail"5:30

Personnel

Production

Charts

YearAlbum ChartsPosition
1975 Billboard (North America) Pop Albums23
1975 Cash Box Top 100 Albums17 [14]

Certifications

Certifications for Captured Angel
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [15] Gold500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. 1 2 MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 439.
  2. AllMusic review
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies . Ticknor & Fields. ISBN   089919026X . Retrieved February 24, 2019 via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 518.
  5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 254.
  6. 1 2 "Dan Fogelberg | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. Cartwright, Garth (January 11, 2008). "Obituary: Dan Fogelberg: American singer- songwriter whose albums sold millions". The Guardian: 42.
  8. "Dan Fogelberg". Billboard.
  9. Van Matre, Lynn (July 12, 1987). "Unmellow Fellow Dan Fogelberg: From Gentle Ballads to Hard Rock". Chicago Tribune. pp. 8–9. continued on page 9
  10. "RIAA Sales Certifications". Gold and Platinum Awards. Recording Industry Association of America, Inc. 1984. p. 146.
  11. van Gemeren, Hans (May 13, 2020). "Dan Fogelberg, Immersed in Music, Part II". American Songwriter.
  12. "Dan Fogelberg: Captured Angel". Stereo Review. 36: 80, 82. January 1976.
  13. Budge, David, ed. (September 27, 1975). "Captured Angel - Dan Fogelberg - Epic PE 33499". Album Reviews. Cashbox. Vol. 37, no. 19. p. 22.
  14. Budge, David, ed. (October 25, 1975). "Cash Box Top 100 Albums". Cash Box. Vol. 37, no. 23. p. 49.
  15. "RIAA Gold & Platinum Awards". Cash Box. December 31, 1977. p. 110.