“Angel of the Morning” is a popular song written by Chip Taylor that has been recorded numerous times and has been a hit single for various artists including Merrilee Rush, Juice Newton, Nina Simone, P.P. Arnold, Olivia Newton-John, The Pretenders/Chrissie Hynde, Dusty Springfield, Mary Mason, Melba Montgomery, and Billie Davis.
Written and composed by New York-born songwriter Chip Taylor, “Angel of the Morning” was originally offered to Connie Francis to sing, but she turned it down because she thought that it was too risqué for her career. The song’s narrator describes the breakup of a presumably illicit love affair: “If morning’s echo says we’ve sinned, well, it was what I wanted now.”
Category: 1981
The Rolling Stones – Start Me Up (live)
“Start Me Up” is a song by the Rolling Stones featured on the 1981 album Tattoo You. Released as the album’s lead single, it reached #1 on Australian Kent Music Report, #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the UK Singles Chart.
Live at Sweet Summer Sun (Hyde Park).
The Stranglers – Golden Brown
“Golden Brown” is a song by the English rock band The Stranglers. It was released as a 7″ single in December 1981 in the United States and in January 1982 in the UK, on Liberty. It was the second single released from the band’s sixth album La Folie.
Men At Work – Down Under
“Down Under” (also known as “Land Down Under”) is a Platinum-certified single recorded by Australian New Wave rock group Men at Work. It was initially released in October 1981 as the second single from their debut album Business as Usual (1981).
Christopher Cross – Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)
“Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)” is an Academy-Award-winning song performed by Christopher Cross, which was the theme for the 1981 film Arthur starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. It reached number one IN the Billboard Hot 100 in the US and on the VG-lista chart in Norway.