''Angela Winbush'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter

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 ...

, released on March 15, 1994 on

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. The album features two versions of the

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classic "

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"; the album version and a radio edit. "Inner City Blues" and the lead single "

Treat U Rite "Treat U Rite" is a R&B/Soul song by American singer-songwriter Angela Winbush. Released on January 13, 1994, as the first single from her third solo album, ''Angela Winbush''. This song was her first single in over four years, from her first al ...

" were produced by singer-songwriter

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. Also included on the album is "Baby Hold On", a duet with then-husband

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Reception

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's Andrew Hamilton rated the album three out of a possible five stars, paying special attention to the lead track "Treat U Rite"; he called it "a tasty mid-tempo romancer that's almost too rich for the music diabetic." "Treat U Rite" quickly gained heavy rotation on US R&B radio airplay. The song became an R&B hit, and peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Top R&B Songs chart. The self-titled album reached No. 11 on ''Billboards Top R&B Albums chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Angela Winbush, except where noted.

Personnel

*Angela Winbush – lead & backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, programming,

clavinet The Clavinet is an electrically amplified clavichord invented by Ernst Zacharias and manufactured by the Hohner company of Trossingen, West Germany, from 1964 to 1982. The instrument produces sounds by a rubber pad striking a point on a tension ...

, synthesized bass, drums, percussion, drum programming *

Gerald Albright Gerald Albright is an American jazz saxophonist. He earned Grammys for 24/7 in 2012 and Slam Dunk in 2014 and has been nominated for New Beginnings in 2008 and for Sax for Stax in 2009. Biography Born in Los Angeles, Albright grew up in its ...

– alto saxophone *

– keyboards, synthesizers, electric bass, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, percussion, drum programming *Sekou Bunch – electric bass, drums, percussion *

George Duke George M. Duke (January 12, 1946 – August 5, 2013) was an American keyboardist, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer. He worked with numerous artists as arranger, music director, writer and co-writer, record producer and as a pr ...

– flute, piano *

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 degr ...

– bass *

Ernie Isley Ernest Isley (born March 7, 1952) is an American musician, best known as a member of the musical ensemble The Isley Brothers, and also the splinter group Isley-Jasper-Isley. Biography Ernie was born in Cincinnati, where his older brothers for ...

– acoustic & electric six- and twelve-string guitars,

sitar The sitar ( or ; ) is a plucked stringed instrument, originating from the Indian subcontinent, used in Hindustani classical music. The instrument was invented in medieval India, flourished in the 18th century, and arrived at its present form in ...

, 12-string bass *Roman Johnson – keyboards, synthesizers, sampling, synthesized bass, drums, percussion, synthesized horns *

Herman Matthews Herman Matthews (born December 28, 1960 in Houston, Texas) is an American drummer and composer. Matthews works as a session and touring musician, most notably for Tower of Power, Kenny Loggins and toured with Tom Jones for more than 7 years. He ...

– drums, percussion *Michael Schlesinger – keyboards, programmer

Production

*Executive producers – Bob Krasnow & Ronald Isley *Recorded & engineered by Conley Abrams, Mike Ross & Raymond Silva *Assistant engineers – Mark Guilbeault, Kenji Nakai, Tim Nitz *Mixing by Conley Abrams, Raymond Silva *Mastered by Greg Calbi *Producer – Angela Winbush (tracks 3–10) Track & creditsAngela Winbush (Vinyl, LP, Album)
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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

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