“Angel Of The Morning”, sold in excess of a million copies and was Merrilee Rush and The Turnabouts’ only major hit. Merrilee, who was born in January of 1944, in Seattle, Washington, was nominated for a Grammy Award, that of Female Vocalist of the Year, in 1968, as a result of her performance on this recording.
The actual recording of “Angel Of The Morning” took place in Memphis, Tennessee. The song had been written by Chip Taylor, the brother of actor, Jon Voight, and the uncle of actress, Angelina Jolie. Chip had already achieved major success, in 1966, when the British group, The Troggs, had taken another song of his, “Wild Thing”, to N0.1.
Despite the progressive advancement in technology, I still much prefer this original version of “Angel Of The Morning” to the revival by Juice Newton, in 1981, although, granted, this single, too, sold more than a million records.
http://youtu.be/cbUNVm1k3nU
Apparently I stand corrected, Evie Sands recorded the original version, in 1967.
The names of my favourite recordings can be found in the suggested playlists. I shall be adding to this list from time to time.