Somebody Sent Me an Angel

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Somebody Sent Me An Angel
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Studio album by
Released1997
Genre Pop Rock
Label Polydor (Universal)

Somebody Sent Me An Angel is the debut album of the Australian singer and songwriter Jane Comerford. It was first released in 1997 in Germany and re-released on 2 May 2006 after Jane Comerford and the band Texas Lightning represented Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006.

Australia Country in Oceania

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. The population of 25 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

Jane Comerford Australian singer

Jane Comerford is a singer, songwriter, lecturer, and vocal coach working in Germany.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps, Lake Constance and the High Rhine to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

Track listing

  1. "I Feel Herzschmerz"
  2. "Do It Again"
  3. "Deep In Distress"
  4. "My Love And I"
  5. "Secrets In My Daddy's Eyes"
  6. "Head Over Heels"
  7. "My Shirell"
  8. "Teardrop"
  9. "Still Wild At Heart"
  10. "Do It Again" (unplugged)
  11. "Epilogue" (instrumental)

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