| "Angel" | |||||
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| Single by Angela Winbush from the album Sharp |
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| Released | 1987 | ||||
| Genre | Soul | ||||
| Length | 3:45 | ||||
| Label | Polygram | ||||
| Writer | Angela Winbush | ||||
| Producer | Angela Winbush | ||||
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Winbush in the 'Angel'music video
"Angel" was the first single from Angela Winbush's solo debut, Sharp.
As half of the duo of René & Angela, Winbush had two number one R&B hits with "Save Your Love (For#1)" and "Your Smile." After a decade, René Moore and Winbush went their separate ways. "Angel" her solo-debut spent two weeks at the top of the US Billboard chart, it was also named by Billboard magazine the number nine most successful R&B single of 1987. [1] The single was also nominated for a 1988 Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female, the song also helped Winbush get nominated for Female Album of the Year. A video for "Angel" was released as a download on iTunes in May of 2007. It also it part of YouTube's music video program with Universal Records [2].
Compilations
- Billboard Hot R&B Hits 1987
- Soul Classics: Quiet Storm -- The 80's
- Love Jones: Best of Funk Essentials, Vol. 2
- Blues & Soul, Vol. 10: 1986-1987
- 80's Urban Beats and Grooves
| Preceded by "Lovin' You" by The O'Jays |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single November 14 1987 |
Succeeded by "Skeletons" by Stevie Wonder |
