Song Lyric Sunday was created by Helen Vahdati from This Thing Called Life One Word at a Time. For complete rules or to join in the fun, click here.

The theme for Song Lyric Sunday this week is “angel.”

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I have always been a HUGE fan of Monica–she simply has a voice like no other. Some know her for For You I Will, the 1997 top ten hit from the Space Jam soundtrack.

But she rose to prominence after releasing her debut studio album, Miss Thang, in 1995. It went multi-platinum, while its first two singles, Don’t Take It Personal and Before You Walk Out of My Life, made her the youngest recording act to ever have two consecutive chart-topping hits on the Billboard Top R&B Singles chart.

In 1998, Monica’s second album, The Boy Is Mine, earned her major international chart success. Pushed by its Grammy Award-winning number-one hit title track, a duet with singer Brandy, it spawned two further Billboard Hot 100 chart-toppers, The First Night and Angel of Mine, and established her position as one of the most successful urban R&B female vocalists to emerge in the mid to late-1990s.

Surprisingly, Monica’s Angel of Mine was a cover! *Gasps*

It was first recorded and performed by British R&B girl group Eternal from their Greatest Hits album (1997). Monica’s version released in 1998 and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and peaked at number two on the US Billboard R&B chart.

I can’t believe it’s twenty years old, but it is considered a classic and still receives regular airplay on all the online streaming services.

The video is on point, and yes, that is actor/recording artist, Tyrese, playing the love interest!

Enjoy!

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Angel of Mine

by Monica

Songwriters: Rhett Lawrence / Travon M. Potts