Sharp (Angela Winbush album)

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Sharp is the debut studio album by American recording artist Angela Winbush, after she left the duo Rene & Angela. The album was released in 1987 on Mercury Records and peaked at #7 on the Billboard R&B Albums chart and at #81 on the Billboard 200.

The album spawned four singles which were all commercially successful on the US R&B singles chart, including the album's lead single "Angel" which peaked at #1 on Billboard's Hot R&B Songs.

On the vinyl pressing, tracks 1–5 were known as the "Slammin' Side", while tracks 6–9 were known as the "Quiet Storm Side". The album, as well as the single "Angel", were nominated for a Soul Train Music Award in 1988.

Track listing

All songs written, arranged, produced and performed by Angela Winbush, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sharp"	4:20
2.	"Sensual Lover"	4:44
3.	"Run to Me"	4:47
4.	"Imagination of the Heart"	4:15
5.	"C'est Toi (It's You)"	4:20
6.	"Angel"	5:18
7.	"Hello Beloved" (Duet with Ronald Isley)	5:45
8.	"You Had a Good Girl"	5:41
9.	"No One Has Ever Cared (Like You)"	6:30

Personnel

• Angela Winbush: Lead & Backing Vocal, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Drum Programming, Electric & Synthesized Bass, Percussion
• Paul Jackson, Jr., Wah-Wah Watson, Tony Maiden: Guitars
• Louis Johnson, Nathan East: Bass
• Rayford Griffin: Drums
• Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion

Production

• Executive Producer: Ronald Isley
• Produced By Angela Winbush
• Engineered By Steve Sykes
• Mixed By Angela Winbush & Steve Sykes
• Mastered By Brian Gardner
• All Songs Published By Angel Notes Music

Charts

Chart (1987)	Peak position
US Billboard Top Pop Albums	81
US Billboard Top R&B Albums	7

External links

• "Sharp" by Angela Winbush at discogs; Accessed Oct. 22, 2010

References

• Whitburn, Joel (2000). Top R&B Albums: 1965-1998. Record Research. ISBN 978-0-89820-134-5