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Post by jgve1952 on May 20, 2013 6:48:36 GMT -5
For anyone interested,Alan O'Day, artist/songwriter, passed away at age 72 from a battle with brain cancer. He wrote songs for Helen Reddy and the Righteous Brothers, and of course had his biggest hit in 1977, "Undercover Angel."
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Post by Dale Latimer on May 21, 2013 15:05:47 GMT -5
His passing has been mentioned in a few other places on this board.
Another of his tunes, "The Drum," recorded by Bobby Sherman, was at #39 on the 5/15/1971 countdown Premiere carried May 11/12.
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Post by skuncle on May 21, 2013 17:30:57 GMT -5
As a kid "Undercover Angel" was a big favorite of mine, my older sister had the 45 and I think I wore it out!
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Post by pointpark04 on May 21, 2013 18:04:59 GMT -5
Though I was not quite seven in the summer of '77, when I think of that summer, one of the songs that sticks in my mind is "Undercover Angel".
Thanks for the fond memory, Mr. O'Day.
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Post by mga707 on May 21, 2013 23:51:06 GMT -5
As a kid "Undercover Angel" was a big favorite of mine, my older sister had the 45 and I think I wore it out! I have that 45 in my collection. AFAIK, the only hit single on Pacific Records, which had a great retro-cool label. |
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Post by skuncle on May 22, 2013 5:18:30 GMT -5
As a kid "Undercover Angel" was a big favorite of mine, my older sister had the 45 and I think I wore it out! I have that 45 in my collection. AFAIK, the only hit single on Pacific Records, which had a great retro-cool label. I was going to mention that the label was very cool. On a related note, the Burbank Street Warner's label was always my favorite label. |
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Post by rgmike on May 22, 2013 10:43:13 GMT -5
And of course he also wrote Helen Reddy's "Angie Baby", Cher's "Train of Thought", and co-wrote "Rock'n'Roll Heaven".  |
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