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"Looking for Angeline" is a song by Scottish band Love and Money, released on 2 September 1991 as the second single from their third studio album, Dogs in the Traffic. The 12-inch and CD formats were released as the Wishing Waters E.P., with "Looking for Angeline" as the lead track. The song was written by James Grant and produced by Love and Money. It peaked at number 109 in the UK Singles Chart.

Background

Speaking to Record Mirror in 1989, Grant revealed the following about "Looking for Angeline",

"The song is about being shattered and then wondering with hindsight whether it actually happened at all. The way we've used the guitar is very similar to the soundtrack of the film Paris, Texas and it's about a similar situation to the one faced by Harry Dean Stanton in the film – someone not knowing where he came from, being lost, but resolving to find out. It's very dream-like I suppose."[2]

"Looking for Angeline" first surfaced in January 1989 as the B-side to the band's single "Strange Kind of Love",[3] and was included in the set-list of their 1989 UK tour.[4] It was included as the sixth track on the band's third studio album, Dogs in the Traffic, in 1991.[5]

Critical reception

Upon its release as a single, Jim Whiteford of the Dundee Evening Telegraph described "Looking for Angeline" as a "classy song on which there is some country-styled guitar playing".[6] Flo Swann of the Coventry Evening Telegraph wrote, "Wicked spirited country/bluesy type thing. Great harmonica and guitars, and an infectious chorus. Very highly recommended."[7] Fife Free Press called it a "memorable country blues ditty".[8] In a review of Wishing Waters, Paul Baldwin of the Northampton Chronicle & Echo stated that the EP contains four tracks of "ever-so-sophisticated RnB, clinically produced, but somehow naggingly good". He continued, "Real candidates for 'the band most likely to' label, Love and Money are honours graduates from the Lloyd Cole college of cool."[9]

Track listing

7-inch single (UK and Europe)[10]

  1. "Looking for Angeline" – 3:53
  2. "True Believer" – 4:16

Wishing Waters E.P. – 12-inch and CD (UK and Europe)[11][12]

  1. "Looking for Angeline" – 3:53
  2. "Who in Their Right Mind" – 4:53
  3. "True Believer" – 4:16
  4. "Hubcap to Blue Town" – 2:25

Personnel

Love and Money

  • James Grant – vocals, guitar
  • Douglas MacIntyre – guitar, backing vocals
  • Paul McGeechan – keyboards
  • Bobby Paterson – bass, backing vocals
  • Gordon Wilson – drums

Additional musicians on "Looking for Angeline"

Production

  • Love and Money – production (all tracks)
  • Steve Nye – mixing ("Looking for Angeline")
  • Tony Phillips – production ("Who in Their Right Mind")

Other

  • Stylorouge – design
  • Simon Fowler – photography

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart (OCC)[13] 109

References

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 31 August 1991. p. 19. ISSN 0265-1548.
  2. ^ Strickland, Andy (25 March 1989). "Your Guide to the RM Free EP: Love and Money". Record Mirror. p. 20. ISSN 0144-5804.
  3. ^ Russell, Ian (16 December 1988). "Music Matters: Love and Money". The Kilmarnock Standard. p. 16. Retrieved 28 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Off the Record...". Middleton Guardian. 16 June 1989. p. 11. Retrieved 28 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Dogs in the Traffic - Love and Money; Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ Whiteford, Jim (12 September 1991). "On the Record! - Singles". Fife Free Press. p. 23. Retrieved 28 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ Swann, Flo (12 September 1991). "Street Talk: Reviews - Double treat for rock fans". Coventry Evening Telegraph. p. 12. Retrieved 28 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Inside Outlook: Singled out". Fife Free Press. 20 September 1991. p. 12. Retrieved 28 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ Baldwin, Paul (11 September 1991). "Entertainments - Rock and Pop: Singles". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. p. 4. Retrieved 28 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ Looking for Angeline (UK and European 7-inch single sleeve). Love and Money. Fontana Records. 1991. MONEY 12, 868 928-7.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Looking for Angeline (UK and European 12-inch EP sleeve). Love and Money. Fontana Records. 1991. MONEY 1212, 868 929-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Looking for Angeline (UK and European CD EP sleeve). Love and Money. Fontana Records. 1991. MONCD 12, 868 929-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ "Singles - Positions 76 to 200". Charts Plus. Spotlight Publications. 14 September 1991. p. 2.
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