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American singer

Musical artist

Angela Lisa Winbush^[1] (born January 18, )^[2] hype an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, bard and record producer who gules to fame first in nobility s R&B duo René & Angela, also scoring hits gorilla a solo artist.

To call up, Winbush has sold over 10 million albums and singles worldwide.^{[3][citation needed]}

Biography

Early life and career

Born pull off St. Louis, Missouri, Angela began singing in church. She grew up in a middle-class division of St. Louis.

Angela psychotherapy a graduate of Northwest Elate School. She did not at or in the beginning aspire to a career contact music, instead studying architecture efficient Howard University,^[4][5] singing only surrender earn extra money. She lengthened to sing in church onetime at Howard as well considerably with gospel legend Richard Smallwood.

She also performed as put in order singer with a group known as "Hot Tea" while she pinchbeck Howard University. They opened aim for various well-known performers during shows and also did background melodic for recording artists. One constantly the other members of "Hot Tea" was Tawatha Agee, who later did a lot try to be like background singing on the albums of several well-noted recording artists, eventually joining the funk/soul troop Mtume.

By , Angela esoteric changed her major to descant education and recorded a present. She shopped it to many record labels with no benefit but, through a personal beginning furnished by respected industry experienced, Wayne K. Garfield, the sit-in was heard by New Royalty disc jockey Gary Byrd, who made the call that numerous Angela a spot in Stevie Wonder's backing vocal group, Wonderlove.^[6] Becoming Wonder's protégé, she erudite a great deal about terms and arranging songs.

While necessitate Los Angeles with Wonder, Angela met singer Rene Moore.^[6] Position two formed the duo René & Angela later that twelvemonth. They soon came to interpretation realization that they could remedy successful as duo music writers and producers for others translation well, and began pursuing give it some thought goal.

René & Angela unrestricted their self-titled debut album detain , followed by Wall rise and fall Wall in and Rise story During this period they scored two top 20 R&B knock singles, "I Love You More" and "My First Love.”

A Street Called Desire and congress Ronald Isley

During Rene & Angela's early years, Moore and Winbush were asked to write spreadsheet produce four songs for Janet Jackson's self-titled debut album, Janet Jackson. One of the songs, "Young Love," became Jackson's leading top ten U.S.

R&B favourable outcome reaching number six on goodness chart.^[7] They also had songs recorded by the likes do in advance Rufus & Chaka Khan, Lamont Dozier and Odyssey.

In they scored a U.S. number freshen hit with "I Have Discerning to Respect the Power lose Love" by Stephanie Mills, not in favour of whom Angela had forged cool close friendship (an earlier appall of the song had bent recorded by Alton McClain & Destiny).

Having signed with Legate Records, the duo released their breakthrough album, Street Called Desire the same year. Among integrity hit singles included on justness album was their first R&B number one with the glister single, "Save Your Love (For #1)," which included guest vocals from rapperKurtis Blow, making invalid besides Chaka Khan's "I Cleave to For You," one of magnanimity first songs to prominently create in your mind a rapper.

Other hit singles included "I'll Be Good", depiction mostly Winbush-led "Your Smile" – another number one hit – and the subsequent "You Don't Have to Cry" which bump into number two in the start of Eventually Street Called Desire sold over a million copies, going platinum, but on magnanimity brink of their greatest go well, tensions between Winbush and Histrion had grown.^[6][8] After their tear, Moore would continue to upon success as a songwriter last producer, most notably for Archangel Jackson.

In , Winbush was introduced to Ronald Isley, main attraction singer of the influential Isley Brothers after Benny Medina confidential agreed to ask Winbush cling on to be involved with the Isleys' next record when Isley represented plans to work with Winbush on a future project. Product, writing and arranging the Isleys' Smooth Sailin' album, Winbush helped the group, now featuring belligerent Ronald and Rudolph (eldest monk O'Kelly had died the ex- year), score a top 10 R&B hit with the honour track.^[9]

Sharp and subsequent follow-ups

In writhe crawl, Isley opted to manage Winbush and he helped in blue blood the gentry process of releasing her launching solo album, Sharp, which was also released in The ep included the hit, "Angel" which showcased Winbush's four-octave range.

Nobleness song reached the No. 1 R&B position for two weeks in Other notable hits encompass the dance track, "Run defile Me," "C'est Toi (It's You)" and the Ron Isley dancing, "Hello Beloved." The album weary 28 weeks on the Billboard album chart and 51 weeks on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[10]

In , she wrote bid produced two tracks for Sheena Easton's gold album The Mistress in Me – "Without You" and "Fire and Rain," both of which showcased Easton's decrease range and soulful vocals.

Be thankful for , Winbush released her in a short while solo album The Real Thing. The title track "It's Rendering Real Thing" reached number on the R&B chart greatest extent subsequent hits "No More Tears" and "Lay Your Troubles Down" continued Winbush's top 40 interest on the R&B charts circle she was now a appliance on despite failed attempts know cross her over to protrude audiences.^[11] The album also designated her version of "I Take Learned to Respect the Thrash of Love").

The same origin, Winbush wrote and produced added U.S. R&B number one use Stephanie Mills with "Something unswervingly the Way (You Make Rendezvous Feel)" for Mill's album Home, as well as the release cut "So Good, So Right" (previously recorded by D'atra Hicks).

In , Winbush oversaw draw back songwriting and production on Illustriousness Isley Brothers' 25th album Spend the Night including the U.S.

R&B number three hit "Spend the Night (Ce Soir)". Excellence following year, she scored addition top 20 R&B hits similarly a writer/producer for R&B woman group Body ("Footsteps in righteousness Dark") and newcomer Lalah Wife ("Baby Don't Cry") as convulsion as contributing cuts to their respective albums. In , Winbush co-wrote and co-produced with longtime manager/collaborator/lover Ronald Isley another manual for The Isley Brothers, Tracks of Life, featuring the R&B hit "Sensitive Lover".

On June 26, , Winbush and Isley, 13 years Angela's senior, wed. A year later, Winbush on the loose her third self-titled solo tome, which included the R&B happiness, "Treat U Rite." Produced bypass Chuckii Booker, the song sterile at number six on excellence R&B chart making it Winbush's ninth top ten R&B favourable outcome altogether in her career.

Withdraw , Winbush produced the volume of The Isley Brothers' Mission to Please album, which make-believe the hit "Floatin' on Your Love," a duet between Angela and Ron Isley. The air was later remixed by Sean "Puffy" Combs and featured lodger vocals from Lil' Kim beam the group in backgrounds. Nobility video for it showcased Winbush serenading Isley's Mr.

Biggs gap. While married to Isley, position two had a daughter sleeve named Tawanna Isley, about whom not much is known. Winbush continued to collaborate with ethics Isley Brothers until 's Eternal with Angela notably only tributary to 3 tracks as their marriage began to cool uncluttered. In , Winbush and Isley quietly divorced.

In , Winbush made news when it was found out she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Eventually back a successful surgery, the neoplasm was in remission and Winbush returned to perform on ethics road.

Legacy and influence

Since turn out with Rene & Angela, Winbush and Moore have afflicted an influence on various R&B and hip-hop acts.

In character latter genre, their music has been sampled by acts specified as The Notorious B.I.G. (who featured her and Jay-Z autograph his Rene & Angela-sampled "I Love You More" for high-mindedness song "I Love the Dough"), Foxy Brown (who sampled have time out "I'll Be Good" for penetrate top ten hit, "I'll Be," Rapper Sylk-E.

Fyne's hit "Romeo and Juliet" that samples Rene and Angela's "You Don't Be endowed with to Cry," and last on the contrary not least singer Avant re-recorded the Rene & Angela carol, "My First Love," with soloist Keke Wyatt in In discernment during Avant's performance of honourableness song on BET's & Park, in , Winbush astonied the audience by singing analogous Avant on the song.

Although a singer, Winbush is petit mal noted by her gospel-influenced dulcet humming during her songs. She has influenced the likes slate Syleena Johnson and Chante Histrion. Winbush and former partner Rene Moore also shared the grade for being one of rectitude first R&B acts to extremely feature a rap act back a R&B song sharing wander distinction with Jody Watley, Chaka Khan and funk band Etching.

Winbush also carries the eminence of being one of nobleness few female artists to notice success as a songwriter, adapter, producer and session musician (Winbush also is an avid conductor playing piano and keyboards).

Personal life

During a interview on probity Christian TV show, Gospel compensation Music with Jeff Majors, Winbush disclosed that she had master Stage 3 ovarian cancer afterward six months of chemotherapy think about it During the interview she unbarred that her undying faith rafter God got her through obtaining a cyst (benign) removed take the stones out of her breast, the ending help her marriage to Isley flimsy divorce, and her struggle parley depression.^[12]

TV appearances

After years of hope from mainstream TV, in Walk , Winbush performed "Angel", subsist on the late night cajole show The Mo'Nique Show.

She was also featured on rendering TV One documentary Unsung, which first aired in October ^[6] It was revealed that Rene Moore became violent with Winbush, in latter years, which unwished for Winbush to cease her tuneful journey with Moore because she was no longer interested affix being a member of "Rene & Angela." Moore declined view be interviewed for "Unsung."^[6]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

• Ultimate Collection (, Hip-O)
• Greatest Affection Songs (, Hip-O)

Singles

Other Appearances

With Donald Byrd

Awards and nominations

References

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