"Angels in Waiting" is a song co-written and recorded by American

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Tammy Cochran Tammy Cochran (born January 30, 1972) is an American country music artist. Signed to Epic Records Nashville in 2000, she released her Tammy Cochran (album), self titled debut album in 2001, followed a year later by ''Life Happened''. These two a ...

. It was released in March 2001 as the third single from her self-titled album. The song peaked at number 9 on the

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) chart and peaked at number 73 on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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making it a minor crossover hit.

Content

It was her most successful single and the only one to reach the top 10 on the U.S. country charts. Cochran dedicated the song to her two older brothers, Shawn and Alan, who both died from

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. Shawn died from the disease in 1980 at age 14 and Alan died in 1991 at age 23. Cochran wrote this song along with

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and Jim McBride.

Chart performance

"Angels in Waiting" debuted at number 56 on the U.S. ''

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for the week of March 31, 2001.

Year-end charts

References

{{authority control 2001 singles 2001 songs Tammy Cochran songs Epic Records singles Song recordings produced by Blake Chancey Songs written by Jim McBride (songwriter) Songs written by Stewart Harris Commemoration songs Songs about siblings