Captured Angel

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Captured Angel
Dan Fogelberg - Captured Angel.jpg
Studio album by
Dan Fogelberg
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 written by Dan Fogelberg.

Side one

  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

Side two

  1. "Man in the Mirror/ Below the Surface" – 7:10
  2. "Crow" – 4:40
  3. "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.

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