Dancing with an Angel
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| Released | July 21, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1991 | |||
| Studio | Studio Ultimo and Studio 56 (Los Angeles, California)
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| Length | 58:07 | |||
| Label | Attic | |||
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Dancing with an Angel is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Rita Coolidge. Released on July 21, 1991, by Attic Records in Canada and Japan, it consists mainly of English-language covers of popular J-pop songs.[1][2] Coolidge's cover of "Love Story wa Totsuzen ni", titled "Suddenly", was covered by Debbie Gibson on her 2010 cover album Ms. Vocalist.[3]
The album peaked at No. 16 on Oricon's albums chart.[4]
Track listing[edit]
All English lyrics are written by Priscilla Coolidge, except track 4.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "I Just Want to Be with You" (Saisho no Namida, Saigo no Kisu (最初の涙、最後の口吻, "First Tears, Last Kiss")) | Yoshiyuki Ohsawa | Yoshiyuki Ohsawa | 4:27 |
| 2. | "Rain" (Ame (雨)) |
| Chisato Moritaka | 4:59 |
| 3. | "End of the Summer" (Garēji (ガレージ, "Garage")) | Masanori Ikeda | 4:33 | |
| 4. | "Endless Nights" | Off Course | 4:16 | |
| 5. | "Another Saturday ~Let It Be Me~" (Mōhitotsu no Doyōbi (もうひとつの土曜日)) | Shōgo Hamada | Shōgo Hamada | 5:51 |
| 6. | "Samarkand Blue" (Samarukando Burū (サマルカンド・ブルー)) |
| Takuro Yoshida | 4:57 |
| 7. | "River of Love" |
| 3:53 | |
| 8. | "Sol y Sombra" |
| Miki Imai | 5:44 |
| 9. | "Rainy Blue" |
| Hideaki Tokunaga | 4:27 |
| 10. | "Please Don't You Cry" |
| Megumi Shiina | 4:51 |
| 11. | "Suddenly" (Rabu Sutōrī wa Totsuzen ni (ラブ・ストーリーは突然に, "Sudden Love Story")) | Oda | Kazumasa Oda | 4:50 |
| 12. | "Circle of Light" |
| 5:12 | |
| Total length: | 58:07 | |||
Personnel[edit]
- Rita Coolidge – vocals
- Michael Utley – acoustic piano, keyboards, Hammond B3 organ
- Tom Keane – synthesizers
- Dean Parks – electric lead guitar
- Fred Tackett – electric lead guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, nylon guitar, slide guitar
- Bill Sharpe – bass
- Thom Mooney – drums
- John Robinson – drums
- Michael Fisher – percussion
- Brandon Fields – alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
- Rosemary Butler – backing vocals
- Priscilla Coolidge – backing vocals
- Jo Ann Harris – backing vocals
- David Lasley – backing vocals
- Arnold McCuller – backing vocals
- Luther Waters – backing vocals
- Fred White – backing vocals
Production[edit]
- Ichizo Seo – producer, arrangements
- Michael Utley – producer, arrangements
- John Bavin – recording, engineer
- Jay Rifkin – mixing
- Tom Biener – assistant engineer
- Paul Dieter – assistant engineer
- Peggy McAffee – assistant engineer
- Tim Nitz – assistant engineer
- Tom Baker – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
- Tomoko Takaya – production coordinator
- Shun Suzuki – production coordinator
- Kevin Gorman – production coordinator
- Holly Horigrami – production coordinator
- William Hames – photography
- Ruri Fujita – design
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Albums (Oricon)[4] | 16 |
References[edit]
- ^ "リタ・クーリッジ / ダンシング・ウィズ・エンジェル [廃盤]". CDJournal. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ "ダンシング・ウィズ・エンジェル | リタ・クーリッジ". Disk Union. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
- ^ Debbie Gibson: Ms. Vocalist at Discogs
- ^ a b Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
External links[edit]
- Dancing with an Angel at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Dancing with an Angel at Discogs (list of releases)
