Angel of the Night is the second studio album by American R&B singer Angela Bofill. It was produced by GRP Records label heads Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen.

Angel of the Night
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 10, 1979
Recorded1979
StudioA&R Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre
Length38:14
LabelGRP Records
Producer
Angela Bofill chronology
Angie
(1978)
Angel of the Night
(1979)
Something About You
(1981)
Singles from Angel of the Night
  1. "What I Wouldn't Do (For the Love of You) / Rainbow Child (Little Pas)"
    Released: December 7, 1979
  2. "Angel of the Night / Rainbow Child (Little Pas)"
    Released: April 21, 1980
  3. "People Make the World Go 'Round / Under the Moon and Over the Sky"
    Released: March 17, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

The album was digitally remastered and re-released on 2001 by Buddah Records.

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Angela Bofill; except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Try" 5:34
2."People Make the World Go 'Round"Linda Creed, Thom Bell4:32
3."Angel of the Night"Bunny Hull, Jim Devlin5:02
4."Rainbow Child (Little Pas)" 3:43
5."What I Wouldn't Do (For the Love of You)"Jack Perricone, Denise Utt3:29
6."The Feelin's Love" 5:07
7."Love To Last"John Madden4:54
8."The Voyage" 5:30
Total length:38:14

Personnel

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  • Angela Bofill - lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano
  • Dave Grusin - acoustic and electric piano, synthesizer
  • Eric Gale - guitar
  • Ray Chew - acoustic and electric piano; horn and string arrangement on "People Make the World Go Round"
  • Ed Walsh - Oberheim polyphonic synthesizer
  • Buddy Williams, Paul Kimbarow - drums
  • Francisco Centeno, Eluriel Tinker Barfield - bass guitar
  • Ralph MacDonald - percussion
  • Sammy Figueroa, Carol Steele - percussion, congas
  • Eddie Daniels - tenor saxophone
  • David Nadien - strings concertmaster
  • Dave Tofani, David Taylor, Harold Vick, Henry Mitchell, Howard Johnson, Lew Soloff, Virgil Jones - horns
  • Barry Finclair, Charles McCracken, Emanuel Vardi, Harry Glickman, Herbert Sorkin, John Pintavalle, Jonathan Abramowitz, Joseph Rabushka, Lamar Alsop, Louis Gabowitz, Marvin Morgenstern, Max Ellen, Richard Sortomme - strings
  • Gwen Guthrie, Patti Austin, Connie Harvey, Ednah Holt, John Danny Madden, Vivian Cherry - backing vocals

Charting History

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Charting Singles

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Single Chart Position
"Angel Of The Night" U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 67
"What I Wouldn't Do (For The Love Of You)" U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 18

References

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