Hello Angel - Personnel

Personnel

Everyone involved with the album was either a personal friend or supporter of Shaw's. She was determined to make it her own personal album, totally unlike the ones she had made two decades previously. Seven of the eleven tracks were co-written by Shaw herself, four of which alongside Chris Andrews, who had written the vast majority of her 1960s hit singles. Morrissey and Stephen Street provided the song "Please Help the Cause Against Loneliness" which would become the first single to be released from the album. Street was also given production credits for most of the songs. Writing credits were also given to Jim and William Reid of The Jesus and Mary Chain on the song "Cool About You." Guitarist Kevin Armstrong was credited on every track with the exception of the now two-year-old "Hand in Glove" which of course credited Johnny Marr as guitarist and the rest of The Smiths as musicians. Armstrong also co-wrote two tracks with Shaw and was given production credits on one track. Writer/producer Clive Langer was also given credits on the song "Comrade In Arms."