Angel (4:21)

“Angel” is the name of a song written and recorded by Jimi Hendrix. It was first released in March 1971 on the posthumous LP The Cry of Love, and in April it was released on a single to promote the LP. In the US the single was backed with Freedom and in the UK with “Night Bird Flying”. The LP charted, but the single didn’t sell well’. The B side “Night Bird Flying” was the B side of the final single Hendrix had cut at Sterling Sound with Eddie Kramer, the A side of this single was the final Reprise USA & Canada single release “Dolly Dagger”.

Some of this song’s lyrics were recited at Hendrix’s funeral.