Angel of mine
: writers Rhett Lawrence, Travon Potts. It's a simple song, performed effectively by the Eternal group, and marking the end of an era. Not only was this the token new song from their singles collection, but would prove to be the group's final top ten hit - they'd put ten songs in the upper tier from twelve releases. The group slimmed down to Esther and Vernie Bennett for 1999's What'cha gonna do
, it was utter rubbish, and stalled at number 16.
The song, though, would take on a fresh lease of life just over a year later. It was recorded by R&B starlet Monica, and was the follow-up to her smash chart-topper The boy is mine
. It was no real surprise to see her version rise to the top of the Hot 100 for a month in early 1999. There was a UK release in late July, but it was for completists only, and made number 55.
