Angela Winbush (album)

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1994 studio album by Angela Winbush

Angela Winbush

Studio album by

Angela Winbush

Released| March 15, 1994
Recorded| 1993–1994
Length| 61:57
Label| Elektra
Producer|

* Chuckii Booker
* Sekou Bunch
* Ronald Isley
* Ernie Isley
* Roman Johnson
* Angela Winbush

Angela Winbush chronology
| The Real Thing
(1989)  | Angela Winbush
(1994)  |

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Singles from  Angela Winbush

1. "Treat U Rite"
Released: February 1994
2. "Inner City Blues"
Released: May 1994

Angela Winbush is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Angela Winbush, released on March 15, 1994, on Elektra Records.[1] The self-titled album reached No. 11 on Billboard's Top R&B Albums chart.[2]

## Background

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The album features two versions of the Marvin Gaye classic "Inner City Blues"; the album version and a radio edit.

"Inner City Blues" and the lead single "Treat U Rite" were produced by singer-songwriter Chuckii Booker. Also included on the album is "Baby Hold On", a duet with then-husband Ronald Isley.

## Singles

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"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.[2]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Los Angeles Times| [4]

AllMusic's Andrew Hamilton rated the album three out of five stars. Hamilton remarked "Angela Winbush has seductive, entrancing tracks like "Treat U Rite," "Keep Turning Me On," and "Hot Summer Love." A singer's singer, Winbush's intense, sinewy vocalizing can turn the most mundane arrangement into the sweetest ear candy. The only disappointment is her ballyhooed remake of Marvin Gaye's "Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)."[3]

Andy Gill of The Independent praised the album saying "Angela Winbush also arranges, produces and plays on most of her own songs, and her apprenticeship with Stevie Wonder has clearly prepared her well. The list of session men on her first album for Elektra \- the likes of George Duke, Nathan East, Gerald Albright and Ernie Isley, alongside her hubby Ronald Isley \- suggests that Angela's been shopping on Elektra's account, and shopping wisely: taut but intimate, this is the kind of classy 'Quiet Storm' product that should finally see her elevated to the same level as the Whitneys and Anitas.[5]

Connie Johnson of the Los Angeles Times gave the album a 3 out of 4 stars rating. Johnson commented "On her first album in four years, Winbush mostly takes it easy. Given the hot-blooded love ballads she's written in the past, a big let down is her duet with her husband "Ronald Isley" on the routine, "Baby Hold On". Winbush really bounces back on "Treat You Right" and "Hot Summer Love", both of which feature her signature sassiness."[4]

## Track listing

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All tracks written by Angela Winbush, except where noted.

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Treat U Rite"|

* Chuckii Booker

| 6:11
2.| "Inner City Blues"|

* Marvin Gaye
* James Nyx Jr.

| 5:54
3.| "Keep Turnin' Me On"|  | 6:29
4.| "Too Good to Let You Go"|  | 5:45
5.| "Baby Hold On" (Duet with Ronald Isley)|  | 5:22
6.| "You're My Everything"|  | 5:39
7.| "Dream Lover"|  | 6:02
8.| "Hot Summer Love"|  | 4:47
9.| "Sensitive Heart"|

* Angela Winbush
* Ronald Isley
* Ernie Isley
* Marvin Isley

| 5:04
10.| "I'm the Kind of Woman"|  | 5:47
11.| "Inner City Blues"|

* Marvin Gaye
* James Nyx Jr.

| 5:34

## Personnel

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* Angela Winbush – lead & backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, programming, clavinet, synthesized bass, drums, percussion, drum programming
* Gerald Albright – alto saxophone
* Chuckii Booker – keyboards, synthesizers, electric bass, acoustic and electric guitars, drums, percussion, drum programming
* Sekou Bunch – electric bass, drums, percussion
* George Duke – flute, piano
* Nathan East – bass
* Ernie Isley – acoustic & electric six- and twelve-string guitars, sitar, 12-string bass
* Roman Johnson – keyboards, synthesizers, sampling, synthesized bass, drums, percussion, synthesized horns
* Herman Matthews – drums, percussion
* Michael Schlesinger – keyboards, programmer

## Production

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* 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 & credits[6]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (1994)  | Peak
position

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US Billboard 200[7] | 96
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8] | 11

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (1994)  | Position

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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[9] | 66

## References

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1. ^ Angela Winbush: Angela Winbush. Elektra Records. March 15, 1994.
2. ^ a b "Angela Winbush". billboard.com. Billboard.
3. ^ a b Hamilton, Andrew. "Angela Winbush - Angela Winbush". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
4. ^ a b Johnson, Connie (April 17, 1994). "Angela Winbush, "Angela Winbush", Elektra". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times.
5. ^ Gill, Andy (April 27, 1994). "ALBUMS / Hines means tunes". independent.co.uk. The Independent.
6. ^ Angela Winbush (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs
7. ^ "Angela Winbush Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
8. ^ "Angela Winbush Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
9. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1994". Billboard. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

## External links

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* Angela Winbush – Angela Winbush album at Amazon

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Angela Winbush

Studio albums|

* Sharp
* The Real Thing
* Angela Winbush

Singles|

* "Angel"
* "Run to Me"
* "C'est Toi (It's You)"
* "Hello Beloved"
* "It's the Real Thing"
* "No More Tears"
* "Lay Your Troubles Down"
* "Please Bring Your Love Back"
* "Treat U Rite"
* "Inner City Blues"

Related articles|

* René Moore
* René & Angela
* The Isley Brothers
* Ronald Isley

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