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Captured Angel is the third album by American singer-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, released in 1975.[6] He promoted the album with a tour in support of The Eagles.[7]

Captured Angel
Studio album by Dan Fogelberg
Released	September 1975
Recorded	1975
Genre	Soft rock
Length	37:38
Label	Full Moon/Epic[1]
Producer	Dan Fogelberg
Dan Fogelberg chronology
Souvenirs (1974) Captured Angel (1975) Nether Lands (1977)
Singles from Captured Angel
"Below The Surface" Released: 1975 "Captured Angel" Released: 1975

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	D+[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]

The album peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard 200.[8] It has sold more than a million copies.[9]

Production

The album was produced by Fogelberg. He alone recorded all of the instrumental parts before being convinced by his label to allow for a few re-recordings and contributions by other musicians.[6] The majority of the album was recorded at a studio in South Pekin, Illinois; Fogelberg had returned home to care for his ill father.[10]

Critical reception

Stereo Review praised Fogelberg's musicianship, but wrote that as a singer "he sounds raw, unsure, and at times even amateurish, particularly when any emotionality is involved."[11]

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Fogelberg.

Side one

1. "Aspen/These Days" – 7:39
2. "Comes and Goes" – 2:25
3. "Captured Angel" – 2:57
4. "Old Tennessee" – 3:07
5. "Next Time" – 4:10

Side two

1. "Man in the Mirror/ Below the Surface" – 7:10
2. "Crow" – 4:40
3. "The Last Nail" – 5:30

Personnel

• Dan Fogelberg – banjo, bass guitar (except on "Captured Angel", "Old Tennessee" and "Next Time"), guitar, harmonica, percussion (except on "Comes and Goes", keyboards, lead and backing vocals, ARP synthesizer
• Hot Damn Brothers – backing vocals on "Next Time"
• Russ Kunkel – drums, percussion on "Comes and Goes"
• David Lindley – fiddle on "Crow"
• Al Perkins – pedal steel guitar on "Next Time"
• Norbert Putnam – bass on "Captured Angel", "Old Tennessee" and "Next Time"
• J.D. Souther – backing vocals on "Next Time"
• Glen Spreen – string arrangements on "Aspen", "Next Time" and "The Last Nail"

Production

• Producer – Dan Fogelberg
• Engineers – Tom Byler, Jeff Guercio, Terry Jamison, Gary Ladinsky and John Stronach.
• Recorded at Golden Voice Studios (South Pekin, IL); Caribou Ranch (Nederland, CO); Record Plant LA (Los Angeles, CA); Record Plant (Sausalito, CA).
• Mixed by John Stronach at Record Plant (Sausalito, CA).
• Mastered by Rick Collins at Kendun Recorders (Burbank, CA).
• Design – Ron Coro
• Photography – Henry Diltz
• Cover Artwork – Dan Fogelberg

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1975	Pop Albums	23

References

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