Angel Heart is the seventh album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released in April 1982 by Real West Production.
Critical response
In his review for AllMusic, William Ruhlmann described the album as "a classic of the style called 'West Coast pop', a creamy adult contemporary sound with a rock edge but plenty of strings, the tasty guitar solos offset by the sweet harmonies". However, he found the material weak by Jimmy Webb standards, with a number of compositions that are ponderous and/or lacking in distinction, and said that the two best songs, "Scissors Cut" and "In Cars", already had superior recordings done by Art Garfunkel.
Track listing
Personnel
Music Jimmy Webb – vocals, piano, electric piano Fred Mollin – acoustic guitar, percussion, producer, backing vocals Kenny Loggins – backing vocals Victor Feldman – percussion Daryl Hall – backing vocals on "Nasty Love" Dean Parks, Fred Tackett – acoustic and electric guitar Jerry Hey – trumpet David Paich – organ, piano David Foster – piano Dean Cortez, Bob Glaub, Leland Sklar – bass guitar Jeff Porcaro – drums Graham Nash – backing vocals Valerie Carter – backing vocals Michael McDonald – backing vocals Leah Kunkel – backing vocals Stephen Bishop – vocals on "In Cars" Steve Lukather – electric guitar Bud Shank – flute Gerry Beckley – backing vocals
Production Matthew McCauley – arranger, string arrangements, backing vocals, synthesizer, producer, conductor, percussion William F. Williams – executive producer Nancy Donald – design Mark Linett – overdub engineer Bob Schaper – engineer Mike Reese – mastering Dennis Drake – engineer, overdub engineer Bob Irwin – reissue producer Kevin Boutote – digital mastering Bill Schnee – mixing Henry Diltz – photography
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