Angel (Angela Winbush song)

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"Angel"
Angel 12" single.jpeg
Single by Angela Winbush
from the album Sharp
Released1987
GenreSoul
Length3:45
LabelPolygram
Songwriter(s)Angela Winbush
Producer(s)Angela Winbush
Angela Winbush singles chronology
"No How - No Way"
(1986) 		"Angel"
(1987) 		"Run to Me"
(1987)

"Angel" is a song by American R&B singer Angela Winbush. The track was released in 1987 as the first single from her debut album, Sharp on Polygram Records. 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 R&B chart. It was also named by Billboard the number nine most successful R&B single of 1987. Despite the success, "Angel" did not make the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

The single was 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 2007.

In 2009, Essence magazine included the song in their list of the "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time".[2]

Track listing[]

US, Vinyl 12" Single[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Angel" (7" Version)4:54
2."Angel" (Album Version)5:18
3."Angel" (Instrumental)5:18

Charts[]

Chart (1987) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Black Singles 1

Compilations[]

The song also appears on several compilation albums including:

  • 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

References[]

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 632.
  2. ^ "25 Best Slow Jams of All Time". Essence.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Angela Winbush – Angel (1987, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 24, 2021.

External links[]

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