Even Angels
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"Even Angels" is a song by American singer Fantasia. The song is the lead single from her yet-to-be-titled third studio album. It was released to digital download on February 2, 2010.[1]
Critical reception
Michael Slezak of Entertainment Weekly received the song warmly, saying the song is a "unabashedly sentimental ode to recalibrating one’s inner compass...[it] has a lovely, well-defined melody that provides a border for a singer with a penchant for hollerating way outside the lines." He goes on to praise the song for "a thunderous, echoing climax — “even angels, even angels learn to fly…fly…fly…fly” — that could manipulate even Ryan Tedder into a full-bodied sway, and which plays out like a mashup of Beyoncé’s recent Grammy winner “Halo ” and Bette Midler’s slice of classic sap “Wind Beneath My Wings.” He continued to say that Fantasia had " a voice that packs more emotion into a couple of bars than most Auto-Tuned pop tarts deliver on an entire album."[1] Bill Lamb of About.com said that Fantasia's not making an impact in the "mainstream pop arena" would all change with the song. He said, "Even Angels" is a sweet, sentimental song about regaining strength and moving forward in life. Fantasia's ace in the hole compared with others is that her voice is stellar here as always. She will make you feel the lyrics."[2]
Live performances and other uses
Although the song appeared on her reality show, Fantasia for Real, on VH1, she first performed the song live on The Oprah Winfrey Show on February 3, 2010.[1]. The song was used in the ninth season when the judges delivered news to Todrick Hall, who had worked on Broadway in The Color Purple with Fantasia, that he had made it to the Top 24.
References
- ^ a b c Slezak, Michael (2010-02-02). "with a voice that packs more emotion into a couple of bars than most Auto-Tuned pop tarts deliver on an entire album". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Lamb, Bill (2010-02-04). "Fantasia Heads for the Pop Mainstream on "Even Angels"". About.com. Retrieved 2010-02-04.