Credited on the record as Francine "Peaches" Barker.
Angels in the Sky
1969 · Columbia 4-44910 · New York City, New York
- Artist
- Francine Peaches Barker
- Credited on the record as
- Francine "Peaches" Barker
- Title
- Angels in the Sky
- Release
- Angels in the Sky / Traces
- Year
- 1969
- Label
- Columbia # 4-44910
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- New York City, New York, USA
- Songwriter
- F. Barker, G. Tillman
- Genre
- Soul, Gospel & Funk · Soul
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
Angels in the Sky (Barker, Francine Peaches) (Columbia Records # 4-44910) Born 28 April 1947, Washington, DC, USA Died 13 August 2005, Washington, DC, USA Member of Peaches & Herb, The Darlettes (also known as The Sweet Things)1 Vietnam War: Soul, Gospel, & Funk SongsSources1Spectropop: Francine Barker↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Soul, Gospel, & Funk Songs
Angels in the Sky (Barker, Francine Peaches) (Columbia Records # 4-44910) Born 28 April 1947, Washington, DC, USA Died 13 August 2005, Washington, DC, USA Member of Peaches & Herb, The Darlettes (also known as The Sweet Things)1Sources1Spectropop: Francine Barker↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Columbia 4-44910, matrix JZSP 151538, 45 RPM, white label marked "Not for Resale — Radio Station Copy"; "Angels in the Sky" (F. Barker-G. Tillman), publisher Daedalus Music (BMI), time 2:51; arranged by B. Sherrill, produced by Billy Sherrill; credited to Francine "Peaches" Barker. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
Francine 'Peaches' Barker (Francine Edna Hurd Barker, 28 April 1947 - 13 August 2005) was an American soul singer, the original 'Peaches' of the Washington, D.C. duo Peaches & Herb; during a late-1960s break from the duo she cut solo Columbia singles, including 'Traces' b/w 'Angels in the Sky' (Columbia 4-44910, arranged and produced by Billy Sherrill), the flip co-written by Barker with Georgeanna Tillman. [Source: Wikipedia; Discogs; Washington Post obituary]