"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.[2] 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.[3] It was Vee's first Top 10 hit.[4][5] 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.[6]
