The American pop music duo The Carpenters recorded "Johnny Angel" in 1973 as part of a medley of oldies on side two of their album Now & Then.

[5] Fabares is quoted in The Billboard Book of Number One Singles by Fred Bronson as saying she was intimidated by Love's group and their "beautiful" voices and was terrified at the prospect of becoming a recording artist, as she did not consider herself a singer,[6] but was expected to sing on the show anyway.

Musicians who played on the track include Hal Blaine on drums, Carol Kaye on bass and Glen Campbell on guitar.

"Johnny Angel" also peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles chart, where Patti Lynn's recording of the song was a slightly bigger hit.

British pop singer Patti Lynn released a cover of "Johnny Angel" for the Fontana Records label in March 1962.