Lonely Night (Angel Face)

"Lonely Night (Angel Face)"
Single by Captain & Tennille
from the album Song of Joy
B-side	"Smile For Me One More Time"
Released	January 1976
Recorded	1975
Label	A&M
Writer(s)	Neil Sedaka
Producer(s)	Captain & Tennille
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
Captain & Tennille singles chronology
"The Way I Want to Touch You" (1975) "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" (1976) "Shop Around" (1976)

"Lonely Night (Angel Face)" is a song written by Neil Sedaka.

Background

Sedaka first recorded the track for his 1975 album, The Hungry Years. The following year, the song was a hit single for Captain & Tennille, who had recorded his song "Love Will Keep Us Together". "Lonely Night (Angel Face)" reached number three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and number one on the Easy Listening chart in March 1976. On the Cashbox Top 100, it also reached number one. The song became a Gold record.

In Canada as well, the song went to number one on the RPM National Top Singles Chart. It hit the pole position on April 17, 1976, and stayed atop the charts for two weeks before bowing out to "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. It was their third of fourteen hit singles.

Chart performance

Weekly singles charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	9
Canada	1
New Zealand	10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
U.S. Cash Box Top 100	1
WLS survey (Chicago)	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Position
Australia	83
Canada	7
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	39
U.S. Cashbox	32
WLS survey (Chicago)	7

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" by The Four Seasons

RPM number-one single (Canada) April 10, 1976

Succeeded by "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen