Devil or Angel
"Devil or Angel" is a song written by Blanche Carter and originally recorded by the Clovers in 1955, where it went to number four on the US R&B Best Sellers chart. It was re-recorded by John Bailey after he left the Clovers and formed another Clovers group for Lana Records in 1965.
Later versions
- The song was recorded by Bobby Vee, with veteran session drummer Earl Palmer among the studio musicians, and reached number 6 in the US charts in 1960, and number 2 in Canada. It was Vee's first Top 10 hit. This version was also a crossover hit on the R&B chart.
- It was later recorded by both Johnny Crawford and Jesse Winchester. Neither of those versions charted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
- The Hollywood Flames released a version of the song as a single in 1960.
- Tony Scotti recorded the song in 1969. The single peaked at #117 on Billboard's "Bubbling Under" chart.
- Ezra Furman recorded a cover of the song featured in Netflix's Sex Education.