Kiss an Angel Good Mornin ' - Wikipedia Kiss an Angel Good Mornin ' `` Kiss an Angel Good Mornin ' '' Single by Charley Pride from the album Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs B - side `` No One Could Ever Take from You '' Released October 23, 1971 Genre Country Length 2 : 02 Label RCA Songwriter ( s ) Ben Peters Producer ( s ) Jack Clement Charley Pride singles chronology `` I 'm Just Me '' ( 1971 ) `` Kiss an Angel Good Mornin ' '' ( 1971 ) `` Let Me Live '' ( 1971 ) `` I 'm Just Me '' ( 1971 ) `` Kiss an Angel Good Mornin ' '' ( 1971 ) `` Let Me Live '' ( 1971 ) `` Kiss an Angel Good Mornin ' '' is a song written by Ben Peters, and recorded by American country music artist Charley Pride. It was released in October 1971 as the first single from the album Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs. The song has since become one of his signature tunes and was his eighth song to reach number one on the country charts. `` Kiss an Angel Good Mornin '' was also Charley Pride 's first single to reach the pop charts, peaking at number twenty - one on the Billboard Hot 100, and also went into the Top Ten of the Adult Contemporary charts. It also reached # 19 on the U.S. Cash Box Top 100. The song spent four months on the pop chart, longer than any of his other hits. Billboard ranked it as the No. 74 song for 1972. Contents 1 Content 2 Cover versions 3 Chart performance 4 References Content A man and a woman are in love everyone wonders why he is so happy. He says that he gets to `` kiss an angel good mornin ' '', referring to his lover, and to `` love her like a devil, '' referring to himself. Cover versions George Jones did a cover the song on his 1972 album George Jones ( We Can Make It ). Alan Jackson did a cover the song on his 1999 album Under the Influence. Conway Twitty recorded his version in 1972 on his album I Ca n't See Me Without You. Gene Stuart recorded a version in Ireland in 1972. Chart performance Chart ( 1971 -- 72 ) Peak position Canadian RPM Country Tracks Canadian RPM Top Singles 31 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) US Billboard Hot 100 21 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 7 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 19 References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits : 1944 - 2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 276. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits : Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 506. Jump up ^ Billboard Year - End Hot 100 singles of 1972 Jump up ^ Randall, Alice ; Carter Little ; Courtney Little ( 2006 ). My Country Roots : The Ultimate MP3 Guide to America 's Original Outsider Music. Thomas Nelson, Inc. p. 92. ISBN 1 - 59555 - 860 - 8. Jump up ^ `` Charley Pride Chart History ( Hot Country Songs ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Charley Pride Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Charley Pride Chart History ( Adult Contemporary ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, February 5, 1972 Preceded by `` Daddy Frank ( The Guitar Man ) '' by Merle Haggard & the Strangers Billboard Hot Country Singles number - one single December 4, 1971 -- January 1, 1972 Succeeded by `` Would You Take Another Chance on Me '' by Jerry Lee Lewis Preceded by `` Lead Me On '' by Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn RPM Country Tracks number - one single December 18 -- December 25, 1971 Succeeded by `` Mile After Mile '' by Orval Prophet Charley Pride Studio albums Make Mine Country Songs of Pride... Charley That Is Country Feelin ' Pride of America There 's a Little Bit of Hank in Me Compilation albums The Incomparable Charley Pride Notable singles `` Kaw - Liga '' `` All I Have to Offer You ( Is Me ) '' `` ( I 'm So ) Afraid of Losing You Again '' `` Is Anybody Goin ' to San Antone '' `` Wonder Could I Live There Anymore '' `` I Ca n't Believe That You 've Stopped Loving Me '' `` I 'd Rather Love You '' `` I 'm Just Me '' `` Kiss an Angel Good Mornin ' '' `` All His Children '' `` It 's Gonna Take a Little Bit Longer '' `` She 's Too Good to Be True '' `` A Shoulder to Cry On '' `` Do n't Fight the Feelings of Love '' `` Amazing Love '' `` We Could '' `` Mississippi Cotton Picking Delta Town '' `` Then Who Am I '' `` I Ai n't All Bad '' `` Hope You 're Feelin ' Me ( Like I 'm Feelin ' You ) '' `` The Happiness of Having You '' `` My Eyes Can Only See as Far as You '' `` A Whole Lotta Things to Sing About '' `` She 's Just an Old Love Turned Memory '' `` I 'll Be Leaving Alone '' `` More to Me '' `` Someone Loves You Honey '' `` When I Stop Leavin ' ( I 'll Be Gone ) '' `` Burgers and Fries '' `` Where Do I Put Her Memory '' `` You 're My Jamaica '' `` Missin ' You '' `` Honky Tonk Blues '' `` You Win Again '' `` You Almost Slipped My Mind '' `` Roll On Mississippi '' `` Never Been So Loved ( In All My Life ) '' `` Mountain of Love '' `` I Do n't Think She 's in Love Anymore '' `` You 're So Good When You 're Bad '' `` Why Baby Why '' `` More and More '' `` Night Games '' `` Ev'ry Heart Should Have One '' `` The Power of Love '' `` Have I Got Some Blues for You '' `` If You Still Want a Fool Around '' `` Should n't It Be Easier Than This '' `` I 'm Gonna Love Her on the Radio '' Related articles Discography Pride : A Tribute to Charley Pride This 1970s country song -- related article is a stub. 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Question: who wrote the song kiss an angel good morning
Answer: Ben Peters