Angel Heart is the seventh album by American singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb, released in April 1982 by Real West Production. Check out these pictures from the studio recording.
In 2018 Jimmy Webb re-released the album (35th Anniversary Expanded Edition) with 3 bonus tracks and demos.
James Layne “Jimmy” Webb (born August 15, 1946) is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He has written numerous platinum-selling classics, including “Up, Up and Away”, “By the Time I Get to Phoenix”, “Wichita Lineman”, “Galveston”, “The Worst That Could Happen”, “All I Know”, and “MacArthur Park”. His songs have been performed by many popular contemporary artists, including The 5th Dimension, Glen Campbell, The Supremes, Richard Harris, Johnny Maestro, Rod McKuen, Frank
Sinatra, Thelma Houston, The Temptations, Barbra Streisand, Art Garfunkel, Joe Cocker, Judy Collins, Donna Summer, Linda Ronstadt, America, Amy Grant, Dionne Warwick, John Denver, Johnny Cash, James Taylor, Billy Joel, Tom Jones, Michael Feinstein, Rosemary Clooney, R.E.M., and Carly Simon.
Tracks
1 Angel Heart (Jimmy Webb) 3:24
2 God’s Gift (Jimmy Webb) 3:52
3 One Of The Few (John Cooper) 4:29
4 Scissor’s Cut (Jimmy Webb) 4:44
5 Work For A Dollar (Jimmy Webb) 5:34
6 His World (Jimmy Webb) 4:37
7 Our Movie (Jimmy Webb) 3:53
8 Nasty Love (Jimmy Webb) 4:29
9 In Cars (Jimmy Webb) 3:33
10 Old Wing Mouth (Jimmy Webb) 3:51
11 Driftwoord (Jimmy Webb) 3:44
12 Hight Rent Ghetto (Jimmy Webb) 2:51
13 Adios (Jimmy Webb) 2:51
14 One Of The Few (demo) (John Cooper) 3:02
15 In Cars (demo) (Jimmy Webb) 3:08
16 Early Morning Song (demo) (Jimmy Webb) 3:29
Musicians
1 Angel Heart
Bass |
Leland Sklar |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Steve Lukather |
Guitar |
Fred Tackett |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Piano |
David Paich |
Percussion |
Victor Feldman |
Background Vocals |
Gerry Beckley |
Background Vocals |
Matthew McCauley |
Background Vocals |
Fred Mollin |
2 God’s Gift
Bass |
Bob Glaub |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Steve Lukather |
Acoustic Guitar |
Fred Mollin |
Piano |
David Foster |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Synthesizer |
Matthew McCauley |
Percussion |
Fred Mollin |
Background Vocals |
Matthew McCauley |
Background Vocals |
Fred Mollin |
3 One Of The Few
Bass |
Leland Sklar |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Steve Lukather |
Guitar |
Dean Parks |
Piano |
David Paich |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Percussion |
Fred Mollin |
Background Vocals |
Michael McDonald |
Background Vocals |
Leah Kunkel |
Background Vocals |
Graham Nash |
4 Scissor’s Cut
Bass |
Leland Sklar |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Dean Parks |
Piano |
David Paich |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Flute |
Bud Shank |
Percussion |
Fred Mollin |
Background Vocals |
Gerry Beckley |
Background Vocals |
Graham Nash |
5 Work For A Dollar
Bass |
Leland Sklar |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Dean Parks |
Piano |
David Paich |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Synclavier |
Matthew McCauley |
Percussion |
Fred Mollin |
Background Vocals |
Fred Mollin |
Background Vocals |
Kenny Loggins |
Background Vocals |
Valerie Carter |
6 His World
Bass |
Bob Glaub |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Steve Lukather |
Piano |
David Foster |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Synthesizer |
Matthew McCauley |
Background Vocals |
Matthew McCauley |
Background Vocals |
Fred Mollin |
7 Our Movie
Bass |
Leland Sklar |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Dean Parks |
Piano |
David Paich |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Synthesizer |
Matthew McCauley |
Percussion |
Fred Mollin |
Background Vocals |
Leah Kunkel |
Background Vocals |
Graham Nash |
8 Nasty Love
Bass |
Dean Cortese |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Steve Lukather |
Organ |
David Paich |
Piano |
David Foster |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Synthesizer |
Matthew McCauley |
Trumpet |
Jerry Hey |
Background Vocals |
Matthew McCauley |
Background Vocals |
Fred Mollin |
Background Vocals |
Darryl Hall |
9 In Cars
Bass |
Leland Sklar |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Steve Lukather |
Guitar |
Dean Parks |
Piano |
David Paich |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Percussion |
Fred Mollin |
Percussion |
Matthew McCauley |
10 Old Wing Mouth
Bass |
Leland Sklar |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Fred Tackett |
Acoustic Guitar |
Dean Parks |
Organ |
David Paich |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Percussion |
Matthew McCauley |
Background Vocals |
Matthew McCauley |
Background Vocals |
Michael McDonald |
Background Vocals |
Kenny Loggins |
11 Driftwoord
Bass |
Leland Sklar |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Steve Lukather |
Acoustic Guitar |
Dean Parks |
Piano |
David Paich |
Synthesizer |
Matthew McCauley |
12 High Rent Ghetto
Bass |
Leland Sklar |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Steve Lukather |
Acoustic Guitar |
Dean Parks |
Piano |
David Paich |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Background Vocals |
Susan Webb |
13 Adios
Bass |
Leland Sklar |
Drums |
Jeffrey Porcaro |
Guitar |
Steve Lukather |
Acoustic Guitar |
Fred Tackett |
Piano |
David Paich |
Piano |
Jimmy Webb |
Percussion |
Victor Feldman |
Liner Notes
Producer – Fred Mollin, Matthew McCauley
Producer (Executive) – William Williams
Arranged By (Strings) – Matthew McCauley (Tracks 3, 7, 11)
Engineer (Basic Tracks) – Bobby Schaper
Engineer (Overdubs) – Mark Linett
Engineer (Overdubs Additional) – Dennis Drake
Mastered – Mike Reese
Mixed – Bill Schnee
Design – Nancy Donald
Photography – Henry Diltz
Mastered at the Mastering Lab, Hollywood, CA
Recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders, Hollywood, CA
Mixed at Sunset Sound Recorders & Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA