By Melinda Lorge, Parade | Ella Langley released her brand new album, Dandelion, on Friday, April 10 via SAWGOD/Columbia Records. The country music superstar, 26, co-wrote 14 of the 18 tracks on the project. One song that she didn’t have a hand in writing that appears on the record is her stunning cover of the 1952 Kitty Wells honky tonk classic, “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels.”
A Response Song
Written by J.D. “Jay” Miller, the country classic, served as a comeback response to Hank Thompson’s 1952 chart-topping release of “The Wild Side of Life,” according toHoller.Country. That song blamed women for undermining the chances of a successful marriage, labeling them as ‘honky tonk angels,’ while the Miller response finds Wells pointing the finger at unfaithful men, calling them responsible for luring women off-course.
“It wasn’t God who made honky-tonk angels / As you said in the words of your song / Too many times married men think they’re still single / That has caused many a good girl to go wrong,” the chorus goes.
History Was Made
The original recording of “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” became a career-defining hit for Wells, making her the first female solo artist to go No. 1 on the Billboard Country charts. Her ‘50s smash spent a total of six weeks atop the chart.
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