Street Called Desire

Street Called Desire
Street Called Desire
Studio album by René & Angela
Released	June 13, 1985
Recorded	December 1984–May 1985
Studio	René & Angela's Studios; Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, CA, USA; Image Recorders in Hollywood, CA, USA; Greene St. Recording in New York City, NY, USA; Evergreen Recording in Burbank, California, USA; in New York City, NY, USA
Genre	Funk, soul, R&B
Label	Mercury
Producer	René & Angela, Bobby Watson, Bruce Swedien
René & Angela chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Street Called Desire is a 1985 album by American singing duo René & Angela. This is the fourth and final album by the duo. This would be their only album for the Mercury Records label. The album included number-one R&B hits "Save Your Love (For #1)" and "Your Smile", and two other top-5 R&B hits "I'll Be Good" and "You Don't Have to Cry".

Track listing[]

"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

Written by Rene & Angela

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[]

Chart (1985)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[2]	64
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[3]	5

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1985)	Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[4]	38
Chart (1986)	Position
US Billboard 200^[5]	47
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	4

Singles[]

Year	Single	Chart Positions^[7]
Year	Single	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	—	—
1986	"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.

External links[]

René & Angela-Street Called Desire at Discogs

[1] Hamilton, Andrew. "Street Called Desire - Rene & Angela". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.

[2] "Rene & Angela, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[3] "Rene & Angela, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[4] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1985". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[5] "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[6] "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

[allmusic_singles-7] "René & Angela US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

[chartstats-8] "René & Angela Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 23, 2011.

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