About The Song
It is a popular song written by Ben Peters. Thus, it has been popularized by American country music artist Charley Pride. Pride’s version of the song was released on October 1971 as a single from his album, Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs. The song was produced by Jack Clement.
Upon the release of the song, it became Pride’s signature song. “Kiss An Angel Good Mornin’” is Pride’s eighth song that reached the number 1 spot on the country charts and it was also his first single to reach the pop charts. The song peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In addition, the song spent 4 months on both country and pop charts. Billboard ranked this song as the number 74 most played songs back in the ’70s.
But the song was inspired by fatherly love rather than marital bliss. Ben Peters, who wrote dozens of tunes for Pride, many of them chart-topping country hits, had just welcomed a baby girl named Angela. When his wife reminded him to kiss the baby before he left for work, the idea for a song was born.
This won the Grammy for Best Country Song at the 1973 ceremony. Pride also took home the award for Best Country Vocal Performance, Male for his Heart Songs album, but not specifically for “Kiss An Angel.” His performance on that tune was nominated at the 1972 ceremony, but lost to Jerry Reed for “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot.”
Pride performed this at the 2017 Grammy Awards after being honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Lyric
When ever I chance to meet, old friends on the street
They wonder how does a man get to be this way
Always got a smiling face, anytime and any place
And every time they ask me why I just smile and say
‘Cause you’ve got to kiss an angel good morning
And let her know you think about her when you’re gone
Kiss an angel good morning
And love her like the devil when you get back home
Though people may try to guess, the secret of our happiness
But some of them never learn it’s a simple thing
The secret I’ma speaking of, is a woman and a man in love
And the answer is in this song that I always sing
‘Cause you’ve got to kiss an angel good morning
And let her know you think about her when you’re gone
Kiss an angel good morning
And love her like the devil when you get back home
Kiss an angel good morning
And let her know you think about her when you’re gone
Kiss an angel good morning
And love her like the devil when you get back home
