Overview
"Angel Eyes" is a song written by John Hiatt and Fred Koller and produced by Greg Ladanyi for the Jeff Healey Band's first album, See the Light (1988). It was first released in the United Kingdom as the album's second single in April 1989 and was issued in the United States several weeks later. The song peaked at on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and on Billboards Album Rock Tracks chart. In 2004, "Angel Eyes" was covered by Australian Idol series one contestant Paulini and became her first single in Australia.
Chart performance
"Angel Eyes" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 on June 17, 1989, at , eventually peaking at and spending 22 weeks on the chart. In Canada, the stayed on the RPM 100 Singles chart for 28 weeks, peaking at . It was the 70th-highest-selling single in the United States for 1989. Hiatt's own version of the song finally appeared on his 1994 live album Hiatt Comes Alive at Budokan?. A studio version of the song was included on the 1998 album The Best of John Hiatt.
Track listing
Vinyl single
"Angel Eyes" — 4:32
"Don't Let Your Chance Go By" — 3:20
Charts
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