René & Angela
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| René & Angela | |
|---|---|
| Origin | U.S. |
| Genres | R&B, Soul |
| Years active | 1979 – 1986 |
| Labels | Capitol Records, Mercury, Hip-O |
| Associated acts | René Moore, Angela Winbush, Jay-Z, The Notorious B.I.G., Junior M.A.F.I.A., Rufus and Chaka Khan, Janet Jackson, Lamont Dozier, Stephanie Mills |
René & Angela were an 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, songwriters, and producers. Moore later went on to form 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.
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Record label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] | ||||
| 1980 | René & Angela | — | — | — | Capitol |
| 1981 | Wall to Wall | 100 | 15 | — | |
| 1983 | Rise | — | 33 | — | |
| 1985 | Street Called Desire | 64 | 5 |
|
Mercury |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | |||||
Compilation albums
- The Best of René & Angela: Come My Way (1996, Capitol)
- Classic Masters (2002, Capitol)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart Positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
US Dan [1] |
NLD [3] |
UK [4] | ||
| 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" | — | 12 | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | "Save Your Love (For #1)" | 101 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 66 |
| "I'll Be Good" | 47 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | |
| "Secret Rendezvous" | — | — | — | — | 54 | |
| "Your Smile" | 62 | 1 | 47 | — | — | |
| 1986 | "You Don't Have to Cry" | 75 | 2 | — | — | — |
| "No How - No Way" | — | 29 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "US Charts > René & Angela". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ "US Certifications > René & Angela". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ "NLD Charts > René & Angela". MegaCharts. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
- ↑ "UK Charts > René & Angela". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
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