"Angel of Mine" a cover of the song of the same name by R&B group Eternal is a song performed by Monica & released on November 9, 1998 for her second studio album, The Boy Is Mine (1998). On her version, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins replaced Lawrence as the song's producer. Jerkins also oversaw mixing along with Dexter Simmons, while recording was handled by Rico Lumpkins. Still credited as a songwriter, Lawrence slightly altered the lyrics for Monica at the behest of Arista Records head Clive Davis. Co-writer Potts commented on Monica's rendition: "Rodney did an incredible job on the production, and then Monica's interpretation, vocally, was incredible as well. She has such a big voice for someone so young." Monica herself, who was unaware of Eternal's original of "Angel of Mine" until she had recorded her own version the song, described the song about "having a friend that she falls in with, which being human is very easy to do. Following the success of her previous singles, "The Boy Is Mine" and "The First Night" both of which reached #1, "Angel of Mine" added to that streak by becoming the album's third consecutive release to reach the top of the US Billboard Hot 100 within 9 months doing so for 4 consecutive weeks between February & March 1999.