René & Angela
Encyclopedia
René & Angela were an 1980s R&B
duo
consisting of artist
/producers
René Moore
and Angela Winbush
. The group dissolved by the mid 1980s. Both went on to successful solo
careers as performers, songwriter
s, and producers.
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
duo
Duet (music)
A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as...
consisting of artist
Musician
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/producers
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
René Moore
Rene Moore
René Moore 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 ," "Your Smile," and "You Don't Have to Cry."-Biography:Moore and singer Angela...
and Angela Winbush
Angela Winbush
Angela Winbush is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter who rose to fame first in the 1980s R&B duo René & Angela, also scoring hits as a solo artist.-Early life and career:...
. The group dissolved by the mid 1980s. Both went on to successful solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
careers as performers, songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
s, and producers.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | US certifications |
Record label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1980 | René & Angela René & Angela (album) -Track listing:#Do You Really Love Me - 3:21 #Turn It Out - 4:20 #Everything We Do - 5:27 #Hotel California - - 4:49... |
— | — | — | Capitol Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
| 1981 | Wall To Wall Wall To Wall (René & Angela album) Wall to Wall is the second album by the duo of René & Angela.-Track listing:#Wall To Wall - 5:23 #Just Friends - 3:23 #Secret Rendezvous - 4:10... |
100 | 15 | — | |
| 1983 | Rise Rise (René & Angela album) Rise is the third album by the duo of René & Angela. This would be their last for the Capitol Records label. Includes the classic R&B Ballad My First Love.-Track listing:#Rise 3:57 #Keep Runnin' 5:16 #My First Love 5:07... |
— | 33 | — | |
| 1985 | Street Called Desire Street Called Desire Street Called Desire is the fourth and final album by the duo René & Angela. This would be their only album for the Mercury Records label.-Track listing:#Save Your Love 4:20 #I'll Be Good 5:14 #No How - No Way 5:00... |
64 | 5 | Platinum | Mercury Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal... |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not certified | |||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Record label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
US R&B Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a chart published by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. The name of the chart was changed from Top R&B Albums in 1999... |
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| 1996 | The Best of René & Angela: Come My Way | — | — | Capitol Capitol Records Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine... |
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| 2002 | Classic Masters | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart | |||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
US R&B Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
US Dance |
UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 1980 | "Do You Really Love Me" | — | 43 | — | — |
| "Everything We Do" | — | 39 | — | — | |
| 1981 | "I Love You More" | — | 14 | 31 | — |
| "Wall to Wall" | — | 37 | — | — | |
| 1982 | "Imaginary Playmates" | — | 26 | — | — |
| 1983 | "Banging the Boogie" | — | 33 | — | — |
| "My First Love My First Love "My First Love" is a 1983 R&B Ballad recorded by R&B duo René & Angela on the Capitol label and later a 2000 hit cover by Avant and singer Keke Wyatt.... " |
— | 12 | — | — | |
| 1985 | "Save Your Love (For #1) Save Your Love (Rene & Angela song) Save Your Love is a 1985 single by singing/songwriting duo Rene & Angela. The single was number one on the R&B charts for two weeks and was the duo's biggest hit on that chart. The single did not make the Hot 100..-References:... " |
101 | 1 | 3 | 66 |
| "I'll Be Good" | 47 | 4 | 7 | 22 | |
| "Secret Rendezvous" | — | — | — | 54 | |
| "Your Smile Your Smile "Your Smile" was the third single from René & Angela's album, Street Called Desire. "Your Smile" was the duo's second number-one single on Billboards R&B chart. It was also a minor hit on the Hot 100 peaking at number sixty-two. Along with the track, " Drive My Love", "Your Smile" was minor hit... " |
62 | 1 | 47 | — | |
| 1986 | "You Don't Have to Cry" | 75 | 2 | — | — |
| "No How - No Way" | — | 29 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes the single failed to chart | |||||