Broken Down Angel
| "Broken Down Angel" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Nazareth | ||||
| from the album Razamanaz | ||||
| B-side | "Witchdoctor Women" | |||
| Released | April 1973 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | Mooncrest | |||
| Songwriter(s) | McCafferty, Sweet, Agnew, Charlton | |||
| Producer(s) | Roger Glover | |||
| Nazareth singles chronology | ||||
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"Broken Down Angel" is a song and single by Scottish rock group Nazareth. It was first released in 1973.[1]
Background[edit]
The song features Dan McCafferty on lead vocals, Darrell Sweet on percussion, Pete Agnew on bass guitar and Manny Charlton on electric guitar. They wrote the track collectively. It was taken from their 1973 album Razamanaz, and proved to be popular on their tours undertaken in 1973.[2] The same year it was featured on a live album, BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert. The song was the first of eleven of Nazareth's singles to appear in the UK Singles Chart. It reached 9 in 1973, staying on the chart for 11 weeks.[3]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles (Kent Music Report)[4] | 57 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 20 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[3] | 9 |
References[edit]
- ^ "Broken Down Angel". Discogs. 23 March 1973. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard. August 1973.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 19. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Broken Down Angel". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 April 2021.