Sharp is the solo debut album by American

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 R&B album by 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:...

, after she left the duo Rene & Angela

René & Angela

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, songwriters, and producers.-Studio albums:-Compilation albums:...

. The album was released in 1987

1987 in music

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 and peaked at #7 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart in the United States

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; the album also peaked at #81 on the Billboard 200

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. The album spawned four singles which were all commercially successful on the Billboard R&B singles chart, including the album's lead single "Angel

Angel (Angela Winbush song)

"Angel" is 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 " and "Your Smile." After a decade, René Moore and Winbush went their separate ways. "Angel", her solo-debut, spent two weeks at the top...

" which peaked at #1 on the R&B charts.

On the vinyl pressing, tracks 1-5 were known as the "Slammin' Side", while tracks 6-9 were known as the "Quiet Storm

Quiet storm

Quiet storm is a late-night radio format, featuring soulful slow jams, pioneered in the mid-1970s by then-station-intern Melvin Lindsey at WHUR-FM, in Washington, D.C. Smokey Robinson's like-titled hit single, released in 1975 as the title track to his third solo album, lent its name to the format...

 Side".

The album, as well as the single "Angel", were nominated for a Soul Train Music Award in 1988.

Track listing

• All Songs Written & Arranged By Angela Winbush.

1. "Sharp" 4:20
2. "Sensual Lover" 4:44
3. "Run to Me" 4:47
4. "Imagination of the Heart" 4:15
5. "C'est Toi le Plus Fort
   C'est Toi (It's You)
   "C'est Toi " was the third single from Angela Winbush's solo debut, Sharp. "C'est Toi " didn't do as well as her previous single "Run to Me" which reached top five; "C'est Toi " peaked at number 47...
   
   " (also known as "C'est Toi (It's You)) 4:20
6. "Angel
   Angel (Angela Winbush song)
   "Angel" is 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 " and "Your Smile." After a decade, René Moore and Winbush went their separate ways. "Angel", her solo-debut, spent two weeks at the top...
   
   " 5:18
7. "Hello Beloved
   Hello Beloved
   "Hello Beloved" was the final single from Angela Winbush's solo debut, Sharp. "Hello Beloved" peaked at number 26 on the U.S. R&B chart.-Charts:...
   
   " (duet with Ronald Isley
   Ronald Isley
   Ronald Isley is an American singer and is known as the lead singer and founding member of the family music group The Isley Brothers.-Career:...
   
   ) 5:45
8. "You Had a Good Girl" 5:41
9. "No One Has Ever Cared (Like You)" 6:30

Personnel

• Angela Winbush: Lead & Backing Vocal, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drum Programming, Electric & Synthesized Bass, Percussion
• Paul Jackson, Wah-Wah Watson, Tony Maiden: Guitars
• Louis Johnson, Nathan East: Bass
• Rayford Griffin: Drums
• Paulinho Da Costa
  Paulinho Da Costa
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  : Percussion

Production

• Executive Producer
  Executive producer
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  : Ronald Isley
• Produced By Angela Winbush
• Engineered By Steve Sykes
• Mixed By Angela Winbush & Steve Sykes
• Mastered By Brian Gardner
• All Songs Published By Angel Notes Music

External links

• "Sharp" by Angela Winbush at discogs; Accessed Oct. 22, 2010