Street Called Desire

Street Called Desire is a 1985 album by American singing duo René & Angela. This is the fourth and final album by the duo. This would be their only album for the Mercury Records label. The album included number-one R&B hits "Save Your Love (For #1)" and "Your Smile", and two other top-5 R&B hits "I'll Be Good" and "You Don't Have to Cry".

Street Called Desire
Studio album by René & Angela
Released	June 13, 1985
Recorded	December 1984–May 1985
Studio	René & Angela's Studios Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, CA, USA Image Recorders in Hollywood, CA, USA Greene St. Recording in New York City, NY, USA Evergreen Recording in Burbank, California, USA A&R Studios in New York City, NY, USA
Genre	Funk, soul, R&B
Label	Mercury
Producer	René & Angela, Bobby Watson, Bruce Swedien
René & Angela chronology
Rise (1983) Street Called Desire (1985)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

1. "Save Your Love (For #1)" – 4:20
2. "I'll Be Good" – 5:14
3. "No How – No Way" – 5:00
4. "You Don't Have to Cry" – 5:53
5. "Street Called Desire" – 4:40
6. "Your Smile" – 4:26
7. "Who's Foolin' Who" – 5:06
8. "Drive My Love" – 4:09

Written by Rene & Angela

Personnel

• Angela Winbush – Lead & Backing Vocals, Keyboards
• René Moore – Keyboards, Synthesizer (Synth Bass), Backing Vocals
• Kurtis Blow – Rap
• Jeff Lorber, Ramsey Embick – Keyboards
• Donald Griffin, Michael McGloiry, Paul Jackson, Jr., Paul Pesco, Tony Maiden – Guitars
• Bobby Watson – Bass
• Andre Fischer, John Robinson, Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, Rayford Griffin – Drums
• Paulinho Da Costa – Percussion
• Ambrose Price, Derwin Suttle – Handclaps

Charts

Chart (1985)	Peak position[2]
Billboard 200	64
Billboard R&B Albums	5

Singles

Year	Single	Chart Positions[3]
		US	US R&B	US Dance	UK[4]
1985	"Save Your Love (For #1)"	101	1	3	66
	"I'll Be Good"	47	4	7	22
	"Secret Rendezvous"	—	—	—	54
	"Your Smile"	62	1	47	—
1986	"You Don't Have to Cry"	75	2	—	—
	"No How – No Way"	—	29	—	—

References

1. Hamilton, Andrew. "Street Called Desire - Rene & Angela". AllMusic. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
2. Billboard Albums: René & Angela. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-04-23.
3. "René & Angela US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
4. "René & Angela Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

External links

• René & Angela-Street Called Desire at Discogs