René & Angela were an American R&Bduo consisting of musical artists and producers René Moore and Angela Winbush. They formed in 1977[1] and disbanded in 1986. They are most remembered for their 1985 song "I'll Be Good".
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] Disagreements and conflicts caused tension with the two singers. Moore claimed the source of tension was due to Winbush lending her songwriting and production talents to other artists – most notably, The Isley Brothers, with whom she wrote and produced their 1987 album Smooth Sailin'.[2][3] However, Winbush said the demise of the group was due to Moore's violent behavior[3]- including an onstage incident in Cleveland, Ohio in 1986,[2] as well as Winbush singing sole lead on the song "Your Smile", which became a number one hit.[4]
Winbush said of the dissolution of their partnership:
"It was a shame to break up just when we finally got hot. PolyGram didn't want us to break up. But there was no choice. I couldn't work with him anymore."[2]
The duo had a less than amicable split[3][4] and the animosity was so intense that Moore and Winbush had to communicate through attorneys.[2]
Moore and Winbush went on to successful solo careers as performers, songwriters, and producers. Moore lent his songwriting and production talents to Michael Jackson's 1991 Dangerous and 1995 HIStory albums and later formed Multi-Media Communications, which operated radio stations from 2008 to 2012. Winbush went on to score five top ten R&B hits as a solo artist and wrote and/or produced songs for The Isley Brothers, Sheena Easton, Stephanie Mills and Lalah Hathaway, among others.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Referencesedit
^ abErlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
^ abcdeHunt, Dennis (January 3, 1988). . Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on May 20, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^ abcRoss, Kev (May 27, 2010). "UNSUNG REVIEW: Angela Winbush (Rene and Angela)". radiofacts.com. Radio Facts. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
^ abJohnson, Kevin C. (October 24, 2010). "Angela Winbush tells of career struggles, cancer battle in 'Unsung'". stltoday.com. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
^ abcde. Billboard. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
rené, angela, were, american, consisting, musical, artists, producers, rené, moore, angela, winbush, they, formed, 1977, disbanded, 1986, they, most, remembered, their, 1985, song, good, originunited, statesgenresr, soulyears, active1977, 1986, labelscapitol, . Rene amp Angela were an American R amp B duo consisting of musical artists and producers Rene Moore and Angela Winbush They formed in 1977 1 and disbanded in 1986 They are most remembered for their 1985 song I ll Be Good Rene amp AngelaOriginUnited StatesGenresR amp B soulYears active1977 1986 1 LabelsCapitol MercuryPast membersRene MooreAngela Winbush Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Compilation albums 2 3 Singles 3 References 4 External linksCareer editThey recorded three albums for Capitol Records their 1980 self titled debut Rene amp 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 Disagreements and conflicts caused tension with the two singers Moore claimed the source of tension was due to Winbush lending her songwriting and production talents to other artists most notably The Isley Brothers with whom she wrote and produced their 1987 album Smooth Sailin 2 3 However Winbush said the demise of the group was due to Moore s violent behavior 3 including an onstage incident in Cleveland Ohio in 1986 2 as well as Winbush singing sole lead on the song Your Smile which became a number one hit 4 Winbush said of the dissolution of their partnership It was a shame to break up just when we finally got hot PolyGram didn t want us to break up But there was no choice I couldn t work with him anymore 2 The duo had a less than amicable split 3 4 and the animosity was so intense that Moore and Winbush had to communicate through attorneys 2 Moore and Winbush went on to successful solo careers as performers songwriters and producers Moore lent his songwriting and production talents to Michael Jackson s 1991 Dangerous and 1995 HIStory albums and later formed Multi Media Communications which operated radio stations from 2008 to 2012 Winbush went on to score five top ten R amp B hits as a solo artist and wrote and or produced songs for The Isley Brothers Sheena Easton Stephanie Mills and Lalah Hathaway among others Discography editStudio albums edit Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications Record labelUS 5 USR amp B 5 1980 Rene amp Angela Capitol1981 Wall to Wall 100 151983 Rise 331985 Street Called Desire 64 5 RIAA Gold 6 Mercury denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory Compilation albums edit The Best of Rene amp Angela Come My Way 1996 Capitol Classic Masters 2002 Capitol Singles edit Year Title Peak chart Positions AlbumUS 5 USR amp B 5 USDan 5 BEL FL 7 NLD 8 UK 9 1980 Do You Really Love Me 43 Rene amp Angela Everything We Do 39 1981 I Love You More 14 31 Wall to Wall Wall to Wall 37 1982 Imaginary Playmates 26 1983 Banging the Boogie 33 23 Rise My First Love 12 1985 Save Your Love For 1 101 1 3 17 66 Street Called Desire I ll Be Good 47 4 7 21 22 Secret Rendezvous 54 Wall to Wall Your Smile 62 1 47 Street Called Desire1986 You Don t Have to Cry 75 2 No How No Way 29 denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory References edit a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas Biography AllMusic Retrieved April 16 2022 a b c d e Hunt Dennis January 3 1988 Angela Winbush The Charade Is Over Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on May 20 2014 Retrieved November 16 2014 a b c Ross Kev May 27 2010 UNSUNG REVIEW Angela Winbush Rene and Angela radiofacts com Radio Facts Retrieved February 22 2015 a b Johnson Kevin C October 24 2010 Angela Winbush tells of career struggles cancer battle in Unsung stltoday com St Louis Post Dispatch Retrieved December 4 2015 a b c d e US Charts gt Rene amp Angela Billboard Archived from the original on September 15 2015 Retrieved October 21 2012 American certifications Rene amp Angela Recording Industry Association of America Retrieved September 20 2021 Ultratop gt Rene and Angela in Ultratop Vlaanderen in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved May 5 2022 NLD Charts gt Rene amp Angela MegaCharts Retrieved October 21 2012 UK Charts gt Rene amp Angela Official Charts Company Retrieved October 21 2012 External links editRene amp Angela at AllMusic nbsp This article on a United States R amp B soul music band group or collective is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rene 26 Angela amp oldid 1184535382, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
