I'll Be Good
http://www.youtube.com/wa...%20Winbush

U Don't Have To Cry
http://www.youtube.com/wa...%20Winbush

No How, No Way video
http://www.youtube.com/wa...%20Winbush

Your Smile
http://www.youtube.com/wa...%20Winbush

Rene & Ron lost her,,,,BIG TIME

Harlepolis said:

They finally put the last three on there..

I loved them together-actually Angela was the most talented . I've seen Rene' lately on a couple of tunes by himself, but it can never compare to when they were together .

nurse said:

true dat'..

Rene was a major ASSHOLE,,,,

Kenny Lattimore and Chante Moore also covered "You Don't Have To Cry".

BTW, have you ever heard Angela's version of "I've Learned To Respect...."?

She tore it up! She originally wrote it for Stephanie Mills, who scored a #1 on the R&B singles chart, but Angela later covered it herself.
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Nick715 said:

yup

Harlepolis said:

My mom used to say that, wasn't he abusive toward Angela?

lyecry said:

That's what I heard.She left in 1986 to start a solo career and he never had another hit without her.

Nick715 said:

Yeah , i've heard that version . Chan & Ken have amazing voices .
Still for some reason , i prefer the original ... there's some magic atmosphere in it .

Nick715 said:

You can hear her shouting Stephanie out @ the end of the song

Both per4med the song 2ghether on the Apollo when Stephanie used to open up for The Isley.

They both broke down @ the end of the song,,,it was the WORTHIEST moment of that whole night.

lyecry said:

I've reports about him OPENLY beating her up in front of stagemen and in sound checks.

A recording mixer broke them up once when they got SO NASTY with each other. He would slap her if they went with her opinions over his.

Again, when I said that Rene was an ASSHOLE,,,,,I meant that shit.

Harlepolis said:

dayumm.....

My favorite song by them is "I Love You More" from 1981.I think this was their debut single?

DavidEye said:

Nope!

Do You Really Love Me is their debut single of their debut 1980 album(I think its self-title).

Harlepolis said:

He was definitely a punk for beating on her. However;she was not exactly a saint. She lied about a song they recorded together originally that she stole and rerecorded with ronald isley called hello beloved. They went to court over it and she originally lied and said that her and rene never recorded the song together. Rene had radio play the original take her and angela recorded together and needless to say she was busted.It is ironic how ronald isley has dumped her for a younger SWEET AND SEXY THANG!

Harlepolis said:

Funny detail is John Robinson's subtle drum-upbeat when the first verse starts . And those twirling drumsticks in the I'll Be Good video

Harlepolis said:

Powerhouse ballad !
Magical harmonised vocals .

The back-sleeve of Wall To Wall had them posing on those cool portable Moogs

Harlepolis said:

And another written early-track was Burning Love , performed by Edmund Sylvers on his 1980 album .



That particular track and a few other from R & A's first album appeared 2 years later on the 1-album release of the group Plush , produced by Rene & Angela .



The group contained Siedah Garrett .
As said above , some tracks from R & A's debut-album are re-done here , but with a more synth-approach . Worth to check for R & A-fans .


In the same year R & A wrote/produced great work for Janet's debut-album .







I just discovered a CD re-issue of the album above , including the Wall To Wall album too .
Rise as opening-track sounds awesome with a firing Louis Johnson on slap-bass .
Some more fine tracks on there like Can't Give You Up and My First Love .

And finally , Secret Rendez Vous ( from the Wall To Wall-album ) is one of their other solid grooves . The rhythm in that track is imo unique and very infectious .
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AW put that great song on sheena easton's "the lover in me" cd
"Fire and Rain"....i got MUCH booty to that song

Street Called Desire is the RNB record of the 80's ( Hearsay is second)