''Sharp'' is the debut studio album by
American recording artist
Angela Winbush
Angela Lisa Winbush (born January 18, 1955) is an American R&B/soul singer-songwriter, musician and record producer who rose to fame first in the 1980s R&B duo René & Angela, also scoring hits as a solo artist. To date, Winbush has sold over ...
, after she left the duo
Rene & Angela. The album was released in September 1987 on Mercury Records and peaked at #7 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and at #81 on the
''Billboard'' 200.
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The album spawned four singles which were all commercially successful on the US R&B singles chart, including the album's lead single "Angel
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" which peaked at #1 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs
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.
On the vinyl
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pressing, tracks 1–5 were known as the "Slammin' Side", while tracks 6–9 were known as the "Quiet Storm
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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, produced and performed by Angela Winbush, except where noted.
Personnel
*Angela Winbush - Lead & Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drum Programming
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, Electric & Synthesized Bass, Percussion
* Paul Jackson, Jr., Wah-Wah Watson, Tony Maiden - Guitars
* Louis Johnson, Nathan East
Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts deg ...
- Bass
*Rayford Griffin - Drums
* Paulinho Da Costa - Percussion
Production
*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
Charts
External links
"Sharp" by Angela Winbush
at discogs; Accessed Oct. 22, 2010
References
* Whitburn, Joel (2000). ''Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998.'' Record Research.
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1987 debut albums
Angela Winbush albums
Mercury Records albums