Patience of Angels

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"Patience of Angels"
Eddi Reader - Patience of Angels.jpg
Single by Eddi Reader
from the album Eddi Reader
Released20 June 1994
Recorded1994
Genre folk, pop
Length4:06(radio mix)
Label Warner Music Group
Songwriter(s) Boo Hewerdine
Producer(s) Greg Penny
Eddi Reader singles chronology
"Patience of Angels"
(1994)
"Joke (I'm Laughing)"
(1994)

"Patience of Angels" is the first single by Scottish singer/songwriter Eddi Reader released from her eponymous second album. The song was written by Boo Hewerdine. [1] It was released in June 1994 and peaked at number 33 in the UK Singles Chart. [2]

Contents

Music video

The promotional video features Reader singing on the top deck of a bus.[ citation needed ]

Charts

ChartPeak Position
UK 33

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References

  1. "eddi and boo retrace patience of angels". eddiereader.co.uk. 16 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.
  2. "PATIENCE OF ANGELS - EDDI READER". Official Chart Company . Retrieved 22 June 2019.