| Street Called Desire | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 13, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | December 1984–May 1985 | |||
| Studio | René & Angela's Studios Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, CA, US Image Recorders in Hollywood, CA Greene St. Recording in New York City, NY Evergreen Recording in Burbank, California A&R Studios in New York City, NY | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul, R&B | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Producer | René & Angela, Bobby Watson, Bruce Swedien | |||
| René & Angela chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Street Called Desire is the fourth and final album album by American singing duo René & Angela. This would be their only album released on the Mercury label. The album includes the number-one R&B hits "Save Your Love (For #1)" and "Your Smile", and the two top-5 R&B hits "I'll Be Good" and "You Don't Have to Cry".
Track listing
Written by Rene & Angela.
- "Save Your Love (For #1)" – 4:20
- "I'll Be Good" – 5:14
- "No How – No Way" – 5:00
- "You Don't Have to Cry" – 5:53
- "Street Called Desire" – 4:40
- "Your Smile" – 4:26
- "Who's Foolin' Who" – 5:06
- "Drive My Love" – 4:09
Personnel
- Angela Winbush – Lead & Backing Vocals, Keyboards
- René Moore – Keyboards, Synthesizer (Synth Bass), Lead & Backing Vocals
- Kurtis Blow – Rap
- Jeff Lorber, Ramsey Embick – Keyboards
- Donald Griffin, Michael McGloiry, Paul Jackson, Jr., Paul Pesco, Tony Maiden – Guitars
- Bobby Watson – Bass
- Andre Fischer, John Robinson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Rayford Griffin – Drums
- Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
- Ambrose Price, Derwin Suttle – Handclaps
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles
| Year | Single | Chart Positions[7] | |||
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| US | US R&B |
US Dance |
UK[8] | ||
| 1985 | "Save Your Love (For #1)" | 101 | 1 | 3 | 66 |
| "I'll Be Good" | 47 | 4 | 7 | 22 | |
| "Secret Rendezvous" | — | — | — | 54 | |
| "Your Smile" | 62 | 1 | 47 | — | |
| 1986 | "You Don't Have to Cry" | 75 | 2 | — | — |
| "No How – No Way" | — | 29 | — | — | |
References
- ↑ Hamilton, Andrew. "Street Called Desire - Rene & Angela". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ↑ "Rene & Angela, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Rene & Angela, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ↑ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ↑ "René & Angela US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ "René & Angela Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
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