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Angela Bofill
Angela Tomasa Bofill (born May 3, 1954) is an American R&B and jazz singer and songwriter.
==Early life and success==
Angela Bofill was born to a Cuban father and an Afro Puerto Rican mother. Growing up, listening to latin music, she was also inspired by the African-American performers in those days. During her childhood, her weekends were taken up studying classical music and singing in a city chorus. It was as a teenager that her professional singing began. 〔News One for Black America (Angela Bofill Continues To Entertain, Even Without Her Signature Voice Jun 3, 2013 By Terrell Jermaine Starr )〕 She performed with Ricardo Marrero & the Group and Dance Theater of Harlem chorus prior to being introduced to Dave Grusin and Larry Rosen (of the jazz label GRP Records) by her friend, the jazz flautist Dave Valentin.〔SoulMusic.com (Angela Bofill 2012 interview ), soulmusic.com; accessed May 5, 2015.〕 Grusin and Rosen signed Bofill and produced her first album, ''Angie'', in 1978. ''Angie'' was well received both critically and commercially and included the chart single "This Time I'll Be Sweeter" (co-written by Gwen Guthrie), as well as Bofill's sprawling jazz composition, "Under the Moon and Over the Sky". Less than a year later, a second album, ''Angel of the Night'' was released and outperformed its predecessor. The album included the chart singles "What I Wouldn't Do (For the Love of You)" and the up tempo title track, as well as the self-written song "I Try" (covered by Will Downing in 1991). The reception of these albums positioned Bofill as one of the first Latina singers to find success in the R&B and jazz markets.
Following the release of ''Angel of the Night'', the head of Arista, Clive Davis, (whose label had a distribution deal with GRP at the time) showed interest in Bofill, and she switched labels for the release of her next album, ''Something About You'' in 1981. The album, produced by Narada Michael Walden, was an attempt to move Bofill into more mainstream R&B and pop material, but performed less well than her earlier releases, despite the relative success of the singles "Holdin' Out for Love" and the title track, which both reached the R&B Top 40.〔(Angela Bofill profile ), soultracks.com; accessed May 5, 2015.〕 The following year, she and Walden reunited for ''Too Tough'', this time achieving a major hit with the title track, which reached #5 on the R&B chart and spent four weeks at #2 on the Dance chart, as well as a Top 20 follow-up single "Tonight I Give In".〔("Too Tough" ), allmusic.com; accessed May 5, 2015.〕 Several months later, Bofill released her final collaboration with Walden, ''Teaser''. The album failed to match the success of ''Too Tough'' but did produce one Top 20 R&B hit, "I'm On Your Side", which has since been covered by several artists, most notably Jennifer Holliday, who had a Top 10 hit with it in 1991.〔("I'm on Your Side" ), allmusic.com; accessed May 5, 2015.〕
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