Angel in My Eyes

"Angel in My Eyes"
Single by John Michael Montgomery
from the album Greatest Hits
ReleasedSeptember 29, 1997
Recorded1997
GenreCountry
Length3:33
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Blair Daly
Tony Mullins
Producer(s)Csaba Petocz
John Michael Montgomery singles chronology
"How Was I to Know"
(1997) 		"Angel in My Eyes"
(1997) 		"Love Working on You"
(1998)

"Angel in My Eyes" is a song written by Tony Mullins and Blair Daly, and recorded by American country music artist John Michael Montgomery. It was released in September 1997 as the only single from his Greatest Hits compilation album. It peaked at number 4 in the United States, and number 6 in Canada.

Content

The song is about a man who falls in love with a woman that she can comfort him.

Critical reception

Rick Anderson of Allmusic, in a review of a later Montgomery compilation, called the song "unusually complex and soulful".[1] Walter Allread of Country Standard Time was mixed in his review of the Greatest Hits package, saying that Montgomery "aims at touchy-feely lovers, new parents[…] and the thousands who buy anything alluding to winged ones. Montgomery's overly forceful delivery (spitting out "sometimes we fight") reflects a tendency toward inch-deep interpretation".[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Jim Shea.

Chart positions

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[3] 6
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1998) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 70

References

  1. ^ "The Very Best of John Michael Montgomery - John Michael Montgomery | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic".
  2. ^ "John Michael Montgomery - Greatest Hits".
  3. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 3441." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. January 26, 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.
  4. ^ "John Michael Montgomery Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Best of 1998: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1998. Retrieved July 14, 2013.