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Encyclopedia > Angie Baby
"Angie Baby"
Single cover
Single by Helen Reddy
From the album Free and Easy
Released 1974
Format 7" single
Genre Pop
Length 3:29
Label Capitol
Writer Alan O'Day
Producer Joe Wisert
Certification Gold
Chart position #1 (U.S.)

Angie Baby was a number-one U.S. hit for Australian singer Helen Reddy. The song's cryptic lyrics have inspired a number of listener theories as to what the song is really about, and Reddy has refused to comment on what the true storyline of the song is, partly because she has said she enjoys hearing other listeners' interpretations. Because of the song's puzzling storyline, Reddy has said that "Angie Baby" was the one song she never had to push radio stations into playing. 2003 Greatest Hits compilation Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian pop singer and actress. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-sides, often accompanied by several B-sides—usually remixes or other songs. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, owned by EMI. // History The Capitol Records company was founded by the songwriter Johnny Mercer in 1942, with the financial help of movie producer Buddy DeSylva and the business acumen of Glenn Wallichs, (1910-1971) (owner of Music City, at... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Alan O`Day (born 3 October 1940) Singer/songwriter. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... A single certification is the certification that the RIAA awards to singles based on their sales. ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... 2003 Greatest Hits compilation Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian pop singer and actress. ...


Singer/songwriter Alan O'Day finally revealed in 1998 that the "crazy" heroine in the song had "magic power" and "special abilities", and that he had deliberately blurred the lines between fantasy and reality. [1] However, he still declined to give a detailed explanation of what happened to the boy in the song. Reddy herself had joked that the boy had become "a sound wave,"[2] an explanation that O'Day later refuted. Alan O`Day (born 3 October 1940) Singer/songwriter. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...


partial lyrics:


When he walks in the room, he feels confused


like he's walked into a play.


And the music's so loud it spins him around


'til his soul has lost it's way.


And as she turns the volume down


he's getting smaller with the sound.


It seems to pull him off the ground.


Toward the radio he's bound...never to be found.


The headlines read that a boy disappeared


and everyone thinks he died.


'Cept a crazy girl with a secret lover who keeps her satisfied.


It's so nice to be insane.


No one asks you to explain.


Radio by your side, Angie Baby.


Angie Baby, you're a special lady


living in a world of make-believe.


Well, maybe. Well, maybe.

Preceded by:
"Cat's in the Cradle" by Harry Chapin
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
December 21, 1974
Succeeded by:
"Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by the Beatles

Cats in the Cradle, appearing on the album Verities & Balderdash, is a song by American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin. ... Harry Chapin was an American singer and songwriter. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... This is a list of number-one hits in the United States by year from the Billboard Hot 100. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a song written mostly by John Lennon (with some material by Paul McCartney) in 1967 and recorded by The Beatles for their album, Sgt. ... The Beatles were an English rock group from Liverpool. ...

External links

  • 1970s animated music video for "Angie Baby"

  Results from FactBites:
 
"Angie Baby" (825 words)
The musical ancestor to "Angie Baby" was a Beatles song, according to O'Day.
I had the idea of Angie becoming impregnated by this guy in the song and having a baby." Alan read a first draft of the idea to a woman who ran the motel, figuring that as someone removed from the record industry, her opinion would count more than some label executive.
The lyrics of "Angie Baby" have remained cryptic, even though Alan thought they were very clear.
CD Baby: ANGIE HEIMANN: Substantial Snacks (641 words)
What you really need to know about Angie Heimann and her music is that her lyrics are as savory and nutritious as a nine course vegetarian meal- the perfect yet tough to find combination of spice, tanginess, and satisfying wholesomeness.
Angie sings about every day topics- her move from Georgia, her teensy bladder, her haircut- but she peppers these recountings of day-to-day events with dashes of wit, depth, fun and beauty so that each song becomes a luscious, gratifying morsel of goodness.
Angie's fundamental beliefs- that people are good at heart, that life is short and precious, that true loving is not at all what they say it is on TV or on most radio stations- come through as plainly as potatoes in her songs.
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