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My First Love (Ren & Angela song)
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Wikipedia article
'"My First Love"' is a 1983 R&B Ballad recorded by R&B duo Ren & Angela on the Capitol label and later a 2000 hit cover by Avant and singer Keke Wyatt.
When originally composed by Ren Moore and Angela Winbush, they had planned to produce it as a song for Janet Jackson's self-titled debut solo LP but Jackson reportedly turned it down.
Undaunted, the duo recorded the song themselves as a song on their third LP together, 'Rise'. Before "My First Love", their biggest hit up to that point as a recording duo was the 1981 dance single "I Love You More", which peaked at number fourteen on the R&B singles chart.
When released in early 1983, the song gave them their biggest success up to that point reaching number twelve on the R&B chart setting a precedent for the duo's later hit ballads such as "Your Smile" and "You Don't Have to Cry".
Avant's re-recording of the song helped to send the song back to the charts in 2000 reaching number four on the R&B charts and number twenty-six on the pop charts making it Rene & Angela's most successful recording as songwriters and prompted a brief comeback for Winbush who would take Wyatt's place in singing the song with Avant during a taping of BET's '106 and Park' to surprised audience members that year.
Original version credits
*All vocals by Rene Moore and Angela Winbush
*Keyboards and synthesizers by Rene Moore and Angela Winbush
*Produced and written by Rene Moore and Angela Winbush
Avant version credits
*All vocals by Avant and Keke Wyatt
*Produced by Steve Huff
Sampled version
Ren & Angela's version of the song has been sampled in Masspike Miles - "Hurt You So Good feat. Rick Ross". It was produced by the Australian Hip-Hop Producer M-Phazes.
*All vocals by Miles Wheeler and William Leonard Roberts II
*Produced by Mark Landon
Category:1983 singles
Category:2000 singles
Category:Songs written by Ren Moore
Category:Songs written by Angela Winbush
Category:1983 songs
Category:Contemporary R&B ballads
Category:1980s ballads
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