René & Angela were a duo consisting of artist/producers René Moore and Angela Winbush. They recorded three albums for Capitol Records: their 1980 self-titled debut
René & Angela, the second album
Wall to Wall and their final album for the label- 1983's
Rise.
They later moved to Mercury Records to release 1985's
Street Called Desire. Despite the success of the album, the group disbanded by the end of 1986. However, Winbush said the demise of the group was due to Moore's alleged violent behavior- including an onstage incident in Cleveland, Ohio in 1986.
The duo had a less than amicable split and the amymosity was so intense, the duo had to communicate through attorneys. Moore and Winbush went on to successful solo careers as performers, songwriters, and producers. Moore lent his songwriting and production talents to Michael Jackson's 1991 album
Dangerous and later went on to form Multi-Media Communications- which operated radio stations from 2008 to 2012. Winbush went on to score five top ten R&B hits as a solo artist and wrote and/or produced songs for Sheena Easton, Stephanie Mills and Lalah Hathaway, among others.