Angel of the Night
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, All Music Guide
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Credits »
Angela Bofill - Main Performer
David Nadien - Concert Master
Ray Chew - Arranger
Ray Chew - Horn Arrangements
Ray Chew - String Arrangements
Dave Grusin - Arranger
Dave Grusin - Conductor
Dave Grusin - Producer
Dave Grusin - Mixing
John Hudson - Project Manager
Larry Rosen - Producer
Larry Rosen - Engineer
Larry Rosen - Mixing
Ed Walsh - Programming
David Nathan - Liner Notes
Pete Hamill - Liner Notes
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
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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