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Sunday
Feb062011

The Top 20 Country Love Songs of All Time - Number 9

by Jim Poulton

Charley Pride - Kiss An Angel Good Morning

Photo courtesy of Torrentsland.com

This little slip of a song – it’s barely longer than two minutes – made a helluva splash when it was released in 1971. It wasn’t the first song by Charley Pride to reach the top of the charts, but it earned him the Country Music Association’s Entertainer of the Year and Top Male Vocalist prizes – quite an accomplishment for a guy who had pitched for various teams in the Negro American League until 1960!

Pride sings Kiss An Angel Good Morning in an understated and mellow baritone, while the accompaniment – especially the piano – offers just enough contrast and punch. The song’s short duration makes you want to listen to it over and over, and it doesn’t take long before you’re singing the refrain to yourself – ‘Kiss an angel good morning … and love her like the devil when you get back home’. Now that’s a mark of a top 10 song!

Visit Pride's website here. Buy Kiss An Angel Good Morning at Amazon MP3 or ITunes.

Reader Comments (1)

Charley Pride is second only to Elvis Presley in record sales for RCA. And he played semi-pro ball in Montana too. Just had to get that in here!

February 8, 2011 | Unregistered CommenterBennett Owen

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