Lisa Angelle (born December 27, 1965, in

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singer-songwriter. During the 1980s and 1990s, Angelle wrote songs for several country artists including Wynonna Judd, who reached number one on the ''

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'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 1992 with " I Saw the Light", co-written by pop singer Andrew Gold. As a recording artist, Angelle released two singles with

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in 1985, but did not release an album until 2000 via DreamWorks Nashville. She also recorded the theme song for the

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'', which aired 1987 to 1990.

Discography

''Lisa Angelle'' (2000)

Track listing

All songs written by Lisa Angelle and Andrew Gold except where noted. #"4, 3, 2, 1" – 3:23 #"A Woman Gets Lonely" (Angelle) – 4:23 #"Kiss This" – 5:01 #"I Didn't Want to Know" – 4:18 #"I Wear Your Love" – 3:13 #"Sin" (Lewis Anderson, Angelle) – 4:07 #"Twisted" – 3:12 #"Daddy's Gun" – 4:40 #"Midnight Rodeo" – 4:03 #"I Don't Know Why" (Angelle) – 4:09 #"Sparrow" (Angelle) – 5:21

Personnel

* Lisa Angelle – lead vocals,

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* Robert Bailey Jr. – background vocals * Steve Conn –

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– electric guitar *

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* Andrew Gold – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, background vocals * Vicki Hampton – background vocals * Wes Hightower – background vocals * John Hobbs – keyboards * David Huff – drum programming * Troy Johnson – background vocals * B. James Lowry – acoustic guitar * George Marinelli – electric guitar * Paul Mills – bells,

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* Steve Nathan – keyboards * Tom Roady – percussion *

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– acoustic guitar *

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– background vocals *

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– drums *

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– bass guitar *

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– acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Singles

Music videos

References

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