Rosie & The Originals - Angel Baby (1960)

Rosie & The Originals were a 1960s musical group best known for their single, "Angel Baby." Fronted by lead singer Rosie Hamlin, the group produced two singles (including "Angel Baby") for Highland Records and, like many other artists of the era, ended up in protracted legal battles with their record label over royalties and credits.

Rosie Hamlin wrote the lyrics for "Angel Baby" as a poem when she was 14 years old, still attending Mission Bay High School in San Diego, California.[citation needed] When she was 15, she and some friends rented a recording studio in San Marcos, California to record the song. The resulting record had a very simplistic sound, and, in fact, was eventually slightly damaged from excessive playing, so the group was unable to find a record label to distribute it.[citation needed] Finally, bringing the master to a department store, they convinced a manager to play it in the listening booth of the store's music department.[citation needed] The song received positive reactions from teenage listeners, and a scout from Highland Records offered the group a recording contract, under the condition that the company take possession of the master recording, and that David Ponci be named as the author of the song, as he was the eldest member of the group.

"Angel Baby" made its radio debut in December 1960, before the group had even received their contract. When the contract finally came, Hamlin found that she was ineligible to collect record royalties from the song because she was not listed as the songwriter. This led to the group's break-up, and although Hamlin secured the copyright to her music in 1961, decades of battles over royalties followed.

Artist - Rosie & the Originals
Song - Angel Baby
(Lyrics)

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[Shabannie]

I enjoyed the song you selected. The pictures of the movie star angel babies are wonderful.

--------Ellen 

[scabbo63]

This song reminds me of the first woman that I ever fell IN LOVE with .

[bigmugz13]

when i first heard this one i remember being a little boy in southern california & my mom & tias singing it i was raised on this kind of music & this one is a classic & to this day my lady sings this 1 when it comes on .it one of my favorites

[cynthia6637]

GREAT Memories

I was still in Jr High thru these 60 days

Great times in my life!!

Back in those days, it was the days of the INNOCENT,+ we had a GREAT time just being who you become!!

Thanks for the song

Cynthia

[record1207]

Great post...and thanks for all the background info as well.

[OLdies1960s]

Great Job Joseph !!!! I tried to use this song and YT

would not let me. Glad you got it through !!!  :-)))

[vespa202]

beautiful song with a Wonderful vid :))