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- Date Released: October 1, 1979
- Genre: Hip-Hop/R&B
- Style: R&B
- Label: Buddha Records
- Copyright: (P) 1979 Arista Records LLC
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Angela Bofill proved herself extremely adroit at doing Latin, jazz, and R&B with equal finesse on her debut, Angie. Angel of the Night is the highly anticipated sophomore set originally released on GRP when it was distributed on Arista. With such a comfortable style well suited to Bofill's voice, this doesn't veer that far away from the work on the first album. The first track, the immediately classic "I Try," is beautifully sung, dramatic, and offers no false moments. The title track is just as effective in a gentle and lilting way. Angel of the Night's producers David Grusin and Larry Rosen, who also worked on Jon Lucien's 1973-1975 albums, cover some ambitious territory with a rich-voiced, quirky singer here as well. The epic "The Voyage" has the producers' sense of drama, a perfect match for Bofill's deliberate delivery, which is oddly though sweetly reminiscent of Lucien. "What I Wouldn't Do (For the Love of You)" and "The Feelin's Love" bring her to a more customary, sleek R&B material with her trademark vocals making them even better. The only thing that qualifies as a miss is a disco-style take on Thom Bell and Linda Creed's "People Make the World Go 'Round." It's not that bad, though. Angel of the Night is one of Bofill's finest and most charming albums. Any fan of sophisticated late-'70s R&B/Latin jazz need to have this in their collection.
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I Try
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5:38 |
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| 02. | |
People Make The World Go 'Round |
4:35 |
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Angel Of The Night |
5:05 |
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Rainbow Child (Little Pas) |
3:46 |
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What I Wouldn't Do (For The Love Of You) |
3:32 |
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The Feelin's Love |
5:10 |
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Love To Last |
4:58 |
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The Voyage |
5:34 |
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08 Total Tracks, 38:18 Total Length
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Credits
- Patti Austin - Vocals (Background) // Patti Austin - Vocals (Background) // Angela Bofill - Piano // Angela Bofill - Vocals // Angela Bofill - Main Performer // Gwen Guthrie - Vocals (Background) // Ralph MacDonald - Percussion // David Nadien - Concert Master // Jonathan Abramowitz - Strings // Lamar Alsop - Strings // Francisco Centeno - Bass (Electric) // Vivian Cherry - Vocals (Background) // Ray Chew - Arranger // Ray Chew - Piano (Electric) // Ray Chew - Horn Arrangements // Ray Chew - String Arrangements // Dave Grusin - Piano // Dave Grusin - Piano // Dave Grusin - Arranger // Dave Grusin - Arranger // Dave Grusin - Conductor // Dave Grusin - Conductor // Dave Grusin - Piano (Electric) // Dave Grusin - Piano (Electric) // Dave Grusin - Producer // Dave Grusin - Producer // Dave Grusin - Oberheim // Dave Grusin - Oberheim // Dave Grusin - Mixing // Dave Grusin - Mixing // Dave Grusin - Mini Moog // Dave Grusin - Mini Moog // Eddie Daniels - Sax (Tenor) // Eddie Daniels - Sax (Tenor) // Eddie Daniels - Sax (Tenor) // Max Ellen - Horn // Sammy Figueroa - Percussion // Sammy Figueroa - Conga // Barry Finclair - Strings // Louis Gabowitz - Strings // Eric Gale - Guitar (Electric) // Harry Glickman - Strings // Connie Harvey - Vocals (Background) // Ednah Holt - Vocals (Background) // John Hudson - Project Manager // Virgil Jones - Horn // Charles McCracken - Strings // Marvin Morgenstern - Horn // John Pintavalle - Horn // Larry Rosen - Producer // Larry Rosen - Engineer // Larry Rosen - Wood Block // Larry Rosen - Mixing // Richard Sortomme - Horn // David Tofani - Horn // Harold Vick - Horn // Ed Walsh - Programming // Buddy Williams - Drums // Carol Steele - Percussion // Carol Steele - Conga // Carol Steele - Shekere // David Nathan - Liner Notes // Herbert Sorkin - Strings // Emanuel Vardi - Strings // Pete Hamill - Liner Notes // Joseph Rabushka - Horn // Bill Stafford - Project Coordinator // Dana Renert - Project Coordinator // Rob Santos - Reissue Producer // Paul Brizzi - Digital Transfers // Donn Davenport - Art Direction // Ted Brosnan - Assistant Engineer // Stephanie Kika - Project Coordinator // Smay Vision - Reissue Design // Danny Wintrode - Hair Stylist // Paul Kimbarow - Drums // Traci Werbel - Project Coordinator // Jeremy Holiday - Coordination // Laura Gregory - Project Coordinator // Robin Manning - Project Coordinator // Larry Parra - Project Coordinator // Steve Strauss - Project Coordinator // John Ford - Photography
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