| "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" | ||||
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| Single byCharley Pride | ||||
| from the albumCharley Pride Sings Heart Songs | ||||
| B-side | "No One Could Ever Take Me from You" | |||
| Released | October 23, 1971 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio B,Nashville | |||
| Genre | Country pop[1] | |||
| Length | 2:02 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter | Ben Peters | |||
| Producer | Jack Clement | |||
| Charley Pride singles chronology | ||||
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"Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" is a song written byBen Peters, and recorded by Americancountry music artistCharley Pride. It was released in October 1971 byRCA Victor as the first single from his 13th studio album,Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs (1971). It has since become one of his signature tunes and was his eighth song to reach number 1 on the country charts.[2] It was also Pride's only single to reach the top 40 on the pop charts, peaking at number 21 on the USBillboard Hot 100,[3] and also went into the Top Ten of the Adult Contemporary charts. It also reached number 19 on the USCash Box Top 100. The song spent four months on the pop chart, longer than any of his other hits.Billboard ranked it as the number 74 song for 1972.[4]
Though missing the top 40 nationally, "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'" reached the top 10 inSydney, Australia, on2NUR, peaking at number 7. In 2025, the song was selected for preservation by theLibrary of Congress for being "Historically, culturally, or aesthetically significant".[5]
A man and a woman are happily married, and his friends ask the secret to their love. He says that he gets to "kiss an angel good mornin'", referring to his wife, and to "love her like a devil," referring to himself.[6]
| Chart (1971–1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[7] | 58 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 31 |
| Canada Adult Contemporary Tracks (RPM) | 2 |
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM) | 1 |
| USBillboard Hot 100[8] | 21 |
| USAdult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] | 7 |
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
| USCash Box Top 100[11] | 19 |
George Jones - on his 1972 albumGeorge Jones (We Can Make It).
Conway Twitty - in 1972, on his albumI Can't See Me Without You.
Gene Stuart recorded a version in Ireland in 1972.
Roy Clark - on his album entitledRoy Clark Country! released in 1972.
Percy Sledge - on his 1979 albumSings Country.
Alan Jackson - on his 1999 albumUnder the Influence.
Heather Myles - on her 1998 albumHighways and Honky Tonks.
