I'm No Angel (album)

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I'm No Angel
Gregg Allman Band I Am No Angel.jpg
Studio album by Gregg Allman Band
Released February 5, 1987
Genre Southern rock, pop rock
Length 40:40
Label Epic
Producer Rodney Mills
Gregg Allman Band chronology
Two the Hard Way
(1977)Two the Hard Way1977
I'm No Angel
(1987)
Just Before the Bullets Fly
(1988)Just Before the Bullets Fly1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[1]
Kerrang! 2/5 stars[2]

I'm No Angel is the fifth studio album by the Gregg Allman Band, released on Epic Records in 1987. The album is particularly notable for the strength of its title song, which was later covered by others, including Cher, Gregg Allman's former wife.

History

Three singles were released from the album, in 1987. The title track, the Bruce Springsteen sound alike "I'm No Angel" peaked at Number 49 on the Billboard Hot 100, but reached Number 1 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks. "Anything Goes" reached Number 3 on Mainstream Rock Tracks, while "Can't Keep Running" reached Number 25 on the same list.[3] Released in 1987, the album peaked in 1987 at Number 30 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Sound

The sound of the record is slick, commercial and more pop-rock-ish than Gregg Allman's usual Southern rock/roots rock/blues rock production.

Track listing

  1. "I'm No Angel" (Tony Colton, Phil Palmer) – 3:42
  2. "Anything Goes" (Gregg Allman) – 4:12
  3. "Evidence of Love" (Chris Farren, Steve Diamond) – 4:34
  4. "Yours for the Asking" (Allman, Dan Toler, Frankie Toler) – 3:16
  5. "Things That Might Have Been" (Allman, D. Toler) – 4:26
  6. "Can't Keep Running" (Michael Bolton, Martin Briley) – 4:02
  7. "Faces Without Names" (Allman, D. Toler) – 3:36
  8. "Lead Me On" (Allman, D. Toler) – 4:44
  9. "Don't Want You No More" (Spencer Davis, Eddie Hardin) – 2:31
  10. "It's Not My Cross to Bear" (Allman) – 5:37

Personnel

The Gregg Allman Band
Additional musicians
  • Ed Callie – Tenor Sax
  • Eric White – Horn Arrangements
  • Don Johnson – Vocals
Production
  • Rodney MillsProducer, Engineer
  • Leslie (Lee) Shapiro - Assistant Engineer
  • Bud Snyder – Production Coordination
  • Bob LudwigMastering
  • Brian Hagiwara – Photography
  • Holland MacDonald – Art Direction
  • Linda Evans Phillips – Artwork
Crew
  • John Emery – Stage Manager
  • Mike Logan – Stage Technician

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

References

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  4. Album Chart History - I'm No Angel; www.allmusic.com.
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