An Angel
{{other uses|Angel (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox song
| name = An Angel
| cover = Kelly Family-An Angel.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Kelly Family
| album = Over the Hump
| released = {{Start date|1994|6|28}}
| recorded = 1994
| studio =
| venue =
| length = 3:44
| label = Kel-Life
| writer = The Kelly Family
| producer = {{hlist|Kathy Kelly|Hartmut Pfannmüller}}
| prev_title = One More Freakin' Dollar
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Why Why Why
| next_year = 1995
}}
"An Angel" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family. It was produced by Kathy Kelly and Hartmut Pfannmüller for their eighth regular studio album Over the Hump (1994) and features lead vocals by Angelo and Paddy Kelly. Paddy wrote the song for his mother, Barbara Kelly, who died in 1982 from breast cancer. He wrote it on the family's boat, Santa Barbara. In 2017, The Kelly Family re-recorded the song for their We Got Love.
Track listings
{{tracklist
| headline = CD maxi single
| title1 = An Angel
| note1 =
| length1 = 3:45
| title2 = Break Free
| note2 =
| length2 = 2:38
}}
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Over the Hump.{{cite AV media notes |title=Over the Hump |others=The Kelly Family|date=1994 |type=CD liner |publisher=KEL-Life Records}}
- Songwriting – The Kelly Family
- Production – Hartmut Pfannmüller, Kathy Kelly
- Executive production – Dan Kelly, Mike Ungefehr
- Engineering – Günther Kasper
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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|+Weekly chart performance for "An Angel" !Chart (1994–1995) !Peak |
| {{singlechart|Austria|1|artist=The Kelly Family|song=An Angel|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 3, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Germany|2|artist=The Kelly Family|song=An Angel|songid=2914|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 30, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Ireland2|5|artist=The Kelly Family|song=An Angel|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 3, 2017}} |
| {{singlechart|Dutch100|40|artist=The Kelly Family|song=An Angel|rowheader=true|accessdate=July 18, 2021}} |
| {{singlechart|Switzerland|2|artist=The Kelly Family|song=An Angel|accessdate=April 3, 2017|rowheader=true|refname="swi"}} |
| scope="row" |UK Singles (OCC){{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/kelly%20family/ |title=Kelly Family - Singles |accessdate=2013-12-01 |publisher=The Official Charts Company}}
|align=center|69 |
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=Year-end charts=
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|+1994 year-end chart performance for "An Angel" ! Chart (1994) ! Position |
| scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1994|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts (1994)|language=German |work=GfK Entertainment |publisher=offiziellecharts.de |accessdate=October 5, 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 45 |
|---|
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+1995 year-end chart performance for "An Angel" ! Chart (1995) ! Position |
| scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1995|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1995|website=austriancharts.at|accessdate=April 28, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 9 |
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| scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1995|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts (1995)|language=German |work=GfK Entertainment |publisher=offiziellecharts.de |accessdate=October 5, 2019}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 43 |
| scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1995|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1995|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=April 28, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;"| 27 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "An Angel"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|relyear=1994|relmonth=06|region=Austria|award=Platinum|certyear=1995|artist=The Kelly Family|title=An Angel (Single)|access-date=13 February 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|relyear=1994|relmonth=06|region=Germany|award=Gold|number=3|certyear=1995|artist=The Kelly Family|title=An Angel|access-date=13 February 2021|salesamount=800,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-04-08.pdf|title=Bulletin Board – Germany|publisher=worldradiohistory.com|work=Music and Media|page=4|date=8 April 1995|access-date=13 February 2021}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=The Kelly Family|title=An Angel|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=1994|certyear=2021|certmonth=8|access-date=October 8, 2021}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}
Other versions
- In 2006, the song was also covered by English singer Declan Galbraith and served as the first single and opening track from his second album Thank You (2006).
- Gregor Meyle for his album Meylensteine Vol 1 (2015).
- Silbermond lead singer Stefanie Kloß for the compilation album Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert Vol 4 (2017)
- In 2023, American singer Anastacia recorded a version of "An Angel" for her album Our Songs.{{cite web|url=https://retropopmagazine.com/anastacia-our-songs-album-review/|title=Anastacia - Our Songs - Review|website=Retro Pop Magazine|date=18 September 2023|access-date=27 September 2023}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.kellyfamily.de/ KellyFamily.de] — official site
{{The Kelly Family}}
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Category:Number-one singles in Austria
Category:Universal Music Group singles
Category:The Kelly Family songs
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