Angela Lisa Winbush, born January 18, 1955, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. She attended Howard University, initially studying architecture before changing her major to music education, and sang background vocals in Stevie Wonder's backing group Wonderlove. In 1979, she formed the R&B duo René & Angela alongside René Moore. The duo released three studio albums—René & Angela in 1980, Wall to Wall in 1982, and Rise in 1983—which yielded top 20 R&B singles including “I Love You More” and “My First Love”. In 1985, they wrote and produced Stephanie Mills' Number 1 R&B hit “I Have Learned to Respect the Power of Love” and released their Platinum-certified studio album Street Called Desire, featuring the Number 1 R&B single “Save Your Love (For #1)” featuring Kurtis Blow and “Your Smile”. Following the duo's split, Winbush launched her solo career with her debut studio album, Sharp, in 1987, supported by the two-week Number 1 R&B single “Angel”. She followed with her second studio album, The Real Thing, in 1989 and her self-titled third studio album, Angela Winbush, in 1994. She collaborated extensively with Ronald Isley and The Isley Brothers, writing and producing studio albums including Smooth Sailin' in 1987, Spend the Night in 1989, Tracks of Life in 1992, and Mission to Please in 1996, which featured the duet “Floatin' on Your Love”.
