Captured Angel

Captured Angel is the third album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1975.[6] He promoted the album with a tour in support of The Eagles.[7]

Captured Angel
Studio album by
Dan Fogelberg
ReleasedSeptember 1975
Recorded1975
GenreSoft rock
Length37:38
LabelFull Moon/Epic[1]
ProducerDan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg chronology
Souvenirs
(1974)		 Captured Angel
(1975)		 Nether Lands
(1977)
Singles from Captured Angel
  1. "Below The Surface"
    Released: 1975
  2. "Captured Angel"
    Released: 1975
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideD+[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

The album peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200.[8] It has sold more than a million copies.[9]

Production

The album was produced by Fogelberg. He alone recorded all of the instrumental parts before being convinced by his label to allow for a few re-recordings and contributions by other musicians.[6] The majority of the album was recorded at a studio in South Pekin, Illinois; Fogelberg had returned home to care for his ill father.[10]

Critical reception

Stereo Review praised Fogelberg's musicianship, but wrote that as a singer "he sounds raw, unsure, and at times even amateurish, particularly when any emotionality is involved."[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg.

Side one
  1. "Aspen/These Days" – 7:39
  2. "Comes and Goes" – 2:25
  3. "Captured Angel" – 2:57
  4. "Old Tennessee" – 3:07
  5. "Next Time" – 4:10

Side two
  1. "Man in the Mirror/ Below the Surface" – 7:10
  2. "Crow" – 4:40
  3. "The Last Nail" – 5:30

Personnel
  • Dan Fogelberg – banjo, bass guitar (except on "Captured Angel", "Old Tennessee" and "Next Time"), guitar, harmonica, percussion (except on "Comes and Goes", keyboards, lead and backing vocals, ARP synthesizer
  • Hot Damn Brothers – backing vocals on "Next Time"
  • Russ Kunkel – drums, percussion on "Comes and Goes"
  • David Lindley – fiddle on "Crow"
  • Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar on "Next Time"
  • Norbert Putnam – bass on "Captured Angel", "Old Tennessee" and "Next Time"
  • J.D. Souther – backing vocals on "Next Time"
  • Glen Spreen – string arrangements on "Aspen", "Next Time" and "The Last Nail"

Production
  • Producer – Dan Fogelberg
  • Engineers – Tom Byler, Jeff Guercio, Terry Jamison, Gary Ladinsky and John Stronach.
  • Recorded at Golden Voice Studios (South Pekin, IL); Caribou Ranch (Nederland, CO); Record Plant LA (Los Angeles, CA); Record Plant (Sausalito, CA).
  • Mixed by John Stronach at Record Plant (Sausalito, CA).
  • Mastered by Rick Collins at Kendun Recorders (Burbank, CA).
  • Design – Ron Coro
  • Photography – Henry Diltz
  • Cover Artwork – Dan Fogelberg

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
1975 Pop Albums 23

References
  1. MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 439.
  2. AllMusic review
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: F". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 518.
  5. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 254.
  6. "Dan Fogelberg | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  7. Cartwright, Garth (January 11, 2008). "Obituary: Dan Fogelberg: American singer- songwriter whose albums sold millions". The Guardian: 42.
  8. "Dan Fogelberg". Billboard.
  9. Van Matre, Lynn (July 12, 1987). "UNMELLOW FELLOW DAN FOGELBERG: FROM GENTLE BALLADS TO HARD ROCK". Chicago Tribune: C8.
  10. van Gemeren, Hans (May 13, 2020). "Dan Fogelberg, Immersed in Music, Part II". American Songwriter.
  11. "Dan Fogelberg: Captured Angel". Stereo Review. 36: 80, 82. January 1976.
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