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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.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
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Angela Bofill, Performer - Angela Bofill, Composer - Angela Bofill, Lyricist - Larry Rosen, Producer - Dave Grusin, Producer - Dave Grusin, Arranger - Dave Grusin, Conductor - Dave Grusin, Performer
(P) 1979 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Ray Chew, Arranger - Angela Bofill, Performer - Larry Rosen, Producer - Linda Creed, Composer - Linda Creed, Lyricist - Dave Grusin, Producer - Dave Grusin, Arranger - Dave Grusin, Conductor - Thomas Bell, Composer - Thomas Bell, Lyricist
(P) 1979 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Bofill, Performer - Larry Rosen, Producer - Bunny Hull, Composer - Bunny Hull, Lyricist - Dave Grusin, Producer - Dave Grusin, Arranger - Dave Grusin, Conductor - James Devlin, Composer - James Devlin, Lyricist
(P) 1979 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Bofill, Composer - Angela Bofill, Lyricist - Angela Bofill, Performer - Larry Rosen, Producer - Dave Grusin, Producer - Dave Grusin, Arranger - Dave Grusin, Conductor
(P) 1979 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Bofill, Performer - Larry Rosen, Producer - Jack Perricone, Composer - Jack Perricone, Lyricist - Dave Grusin, Producer - Dave Grusin, Arranger - Dave Grusin, Conductor - Denise Utt, Composer - Denise Utt, Lyricist
(P) 1979 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Angela Bofill, Composer - Angela Bofill, Lyricist - Angela Bofill, Performer - Larry Rosen, Producer - Dave Grusin, Arranger - Dave Grusin, Producer - Dave Grusin, Conductor
(P) 1979 RCA Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
John Madden, Composer - John Madden, Lyricist - Angela Bofill, Performer - Larry Rosen, Producer - Dave Grusin, Arranger - Dave Grusin, Producer - Dave Grusin, Conductor
(P) 1979 Arista Records LLC
Angela Bofill, Composer - Angela Bofill, Lyricist - Angela Bofill, Performer - Larry Rosen, Producer - Dave Grusin, Arranger - Dave Grusin, Producer - Dave Grusin, Conductor
(P) 1979 Arista Records LLC
Album review
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.
© Jason Elias /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:15
- Main artists: Angela Bofill
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Buddha Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
(P) 1979 Arista Records LLC
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