Angel in Disguise (Earl Thomas Conley song)

"Angel in Disguise" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Earl Thomas Conley. It was released in April 1984 as the fourth and final single from the album Don't Make It Easy for Me. The song was Conley's sixth number one country single. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of thirteen weeks on the country chart.[1] The song was written by Conley and Randy Scruggs

"Angel in Disguise"
Single by Earl Thomas Conley
from the album Don't Make It Easy for Me
B-side"Crowd Around the Corner"
ReleasedApril 30, 1984
GenreCountry
Length3:30
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Earl Thomas Conley
Randy Scruggs
Producer(s)Earl Thomas Conley
Nelson Larkin
Earl Thomas Conley singles chronology
"Don't Make It Easy for Me"
(1984)		 "Angel in Disguise"
(1984)		 "Chance of Lovin' You"
(1984)

As the fourth single to reach Number One from Conley's album Don't Make It Easy for Me, "Angel in Disguise" made Conley the first artist in any genre to chart four Number One hits from the same album.[2]

Music video

A video was produced for the song, depicting a middle-aged man (Conley) fantasizing about being in a relationship with a beautiful woman; at the end of the video, he is visited by several of the women, including one who has shaved the sides of her head. The video was aired on The Nashville Network, CMT and Great American Country.

A video was also filmed for the single's B-side "Crowd Around the Corner." The video depicts an elderly man sneaking out of a retirement home to enjoy one last glimpse of life before dying.

as it was explained to me in 1984, / Earl Thomas Conley was on his tour bus and looking for words for a song. He asked his security person, Jimmy Adams to tell him the story of how he had met his wife, Darleen Kelly Adams. Upon hearing the story, Earl wrote this song. Jimmy always told his wife that this song was written for and about her; which, of course made her feel very special.

Chart performance
Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 88.
  2. Roland, Tom. "Earl Thomas Conley biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  3. "Earl Thomas Conley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.


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