I'm No Angel (Marcella Detroit song)

"I'm No Angel"
Single by Marcella Detroit
from the album Jewel
Released	July 4, 1994 (1994-07-04)[1]
Length	4:14
Label	London
Songwriter(s)	Marcella Detroit
Producer(s)	Chris Thomas
Marcella Detroit singles chronology
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "I'm No Angel" (1994) "Perfect World" (1995)
Music video
"I'm No Angel" on YouTube
Alternative cover
CD single 2

"I'm No Angel" is a song by American singer-songwriter Marcella Detroit, released in July 1994, through London Records as the third UK single and second Australian single from her second album, Jewel (1994). It was written by Detroit and produced by Chris Thomas. The two-part CD single release contains five B-sides, with only one track, "Cool People", appearing on Jewel.

Critical reception

Upon the release of the single, Alan Jones from Music Week gave it a score of three out of five, writing, "Detroit's cheerful assertion that she is only human comes clothed in a loose, fairly low-key backing track. It's fairly lightweight fare compared with much else on her Jewel album, but good enough to surpass the recent 'Ain't Nothin' Like the Real Thing' duet with Elton John."^[2] Emma Cochrane from Smash Hits gave "I'm No Angel" four out of five and named it "a decent record", saying, "She uses her distinctive voice to full effect on this, soaring all over the place yet always ending up in the right place. Totally brilliant except for the dodgy choral bit at the end."^[3]

Track listings

• CD single 1

1. "I'm No Angel" — 4:14
2. "You Own the Moon" — 4:13
3. "Cool People" — 3:32

• CD single 2

1. "I'm No Angel" — 4:14
2. "Lay Down Sally" — 4:10
3. "Crucify Me" — 3:51
4. "Monday Morning" — 4:12

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	116
Scotland (OCC)[5]	23
UK Singles (OCC)[6]	33

References

1. "Single Releases". Music Week. July 2, 1994. p. 25.
2. Jones, Alan (June 18, 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 16. Retrieved May 18, 2025.
3. Cochrane, Emma (June 22, 1994). "New Singles". Smash Hits. p. 57. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
4. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15". Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved August 28, 2015 – via Imgur.
5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 17, 2023.