"Dear Angie" is a song composed and sung by bassist Ron Griffiths of

The Iveys Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in Swansea in 1961. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). They are recognised for their influence on the 1970s power ...

for the album '' Maybe Tomorrow''. It was released as the group's second single in some European markets, and it was also included on the

Badfinger Badfinger were a Welsh rock music, rock band formed in Swansea in 1961. Their best-known lineup consisted of Pete Ham (guitar), Mike Gibbins (drums), Tom Evans (musician), Tom Evans (bass), and Joey Molland (guitar). They are recognised for th ...

album ''

Magic Christian Music ''Magic Christian Music'' is the second studio album by the British rock band Badfinger, released on 9 January 1970 on Apple Records. It was their first release under the Badfinger name, having previously released the album '' Maybe Tomorrow'' in ...

''.

History

Although The Iveys' first single on

Apple Records Apple Records is a British record label founded by the Beatles in 1968 as a division of Apple Corps Ltd. It was initially intended as a creative outlet for the Beatles, both as a group and individually, plus a selection of other artists inclu ...

, " Maybe Tomorrow", had flopped in the UK, it surprisingly reached number 1 in the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

. As a result, Apple wanted to release a second Iveys single to give the group another chance for success. Producer

Tony Visconti Anthony Edward Visconti (born April 24, 1944) is an American record producer, musician and singer. Since the late 1960s, he has worked with an array of performers. His first hit single was T. Rex's " Ride a White Swan" in 1970, the first of man ...

selected "Dear Angie", and it was scheduled for worldwide release as Apple 14, simultaneously with the Maybe Tomorrow album. However, before the single and album were released,

Allan Klein Allen Klein (December 18, 1931 – July 4, 2009) was an American businessman whose aggressive negotiation tactics affected industry standards for compensating recording artists. He founded ABKCO Records, ABKCO Music & Records Incorporated. Klei ...

took over as head of

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. Klein promptly blocked release of both of The Iveys' records except in places where "Maybe Tomorrow" had been a hit, such as continental Europe and Japan. Thus, The Iveys were relegated to the side at Apple, until

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John ...

took an interest in the band's future. Ironically, an Apple promotional EP for Walls Ice Cream that included a song by The Iveys ("Storm in a Teacup") was released in the UK on the same date that "Dear Angie" was released in continental Europe and Japan. When Apple decided to include older songs on the "first" Badfinger release, the pseudo-soundtrack ''

'', both of The Iveys' singles were included. Thus, this is the only Ron Griffiths composition included on a Badfinger album, since Ron quit the group just prior to the name change from The Iveys to Badfinger.

Personnel

* Ron Griffiths – lead vocals, bass guitar * Tom Evans – backing vocals, rhythm guitar *

Pete Ham Peter William Ham (27 April 1947 – 24 April 1975) was a Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist best known as a lead vocalist of and composer for the 1970s rock band Badfinger, whose hit songs include "No Matter What (Badfinger song), No Matte ...

– backing vocals, lead guitar *

Mike Gibbins Michael George Gibbins (12 March 1949 – 4 October 2005) was a Welsh musician, most notable for being the drummer of Badfinger. The Iveys Michael George Gibbins started playing drums while in the sea cadets. He played around South Wales for ...

– drums

References

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