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They recorded three albums for Capitol Records: their 1980 self-titled debut René & Angela, the second album Wall to Wall and their final album for the label, 1983's Rise. They later moved to Mercury Records to release 1985's Street Called Desire. Despite the success of the album, the duo disbanded by the end of 1986. [2]
Rise is the third album by American singing duo René & Angela, released on April 29, 1983. It was their last release for Capitol Records. The album includes the R&B ballad "My First Love", which was later covered by Avant.
"My First Love", song by Gary Usher and Brian Wilson for the 1964 film Muscle Beach Party "My First Love", John Fred and the Playboys "My First Love" (René & Angela song), 1983
Angela Lisa Winbush [1] (born January 18, 1955) [2] is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who rose to fame first in the 1980s R&B duo René & Angela, also scoring hits as a solo artist. To date, Winbush has sold over 10 million albums and singles worldwide.
Street Called Desire is the fourth and final album album by American singing duo René & Angela.This would be their only album released on the Mercury label. The album includes the number-one R&B hits "Save Your Love (For #1)" and "Your Smile", and the two top-5 R&B hits "I'll Be Good" and "You Don't Have to Cry".
"Save Your Love (For #1)" is a 1985 song written and sung by the duo René & Angela from their album Street Called Desire. It was their first single (and album) for Mercury Records. The single also featured labelmate Kurtis Blow performing a rap, making it one first times hip hop artists collaborated with R&B artists on their work.
"Your Smile" is a song by American singing duo René & Angela. Released on February 5, 1986, it was the third single from the duo's 1985 album, Street Called Desire. "Your Smile" was the duo's second number-one single on Billboard's R&B chart. It was also a minor hit on the Billboard Hot 100 peaking at number sixty-two. [1]
René Moore (born Ivan Rene Moore; [1] August 19, 1959) [2] is an American singer-songwriter and producer, and is more memorable musically for hits he produced with his soul co-singer Angela Winbush as part of René & Angela, including "I'll Be Good," "Save Your Love (For #1)," "Your Smile," and "You Don't Have to Cry."