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. 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. 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.

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Time To Say Goodbye

by: Angela Bofill

Just the other day I said hello to you.
Now it seems like time has passed us by.
I wish there was a treasure I could show to you
To make our love come back and never die.
Chorus:
Now it’s time to say goodbye
I don’t know why
Things happen as they do w/ only you
Now I think I’m gonna cry
But at least I know we try
Oh baby it’s time to say goodbye.
Goodbye to all the things we hold so dear to us.
Goodbye to all the things we used to do.
Goodbye to everybody far and near to us
But that won’t ever stop me from loving you.
Now it’s time to say goodbye
I don’t know why
Things happen as they do w/ only you
Wish I didn’t have to go
But deep inside I know
That baby it’s time to say goodbye.
It’s time to say goodbye
It’s time to say goodbye
Time to say goodbye
Time to say goodbye
Goodbye…goodbye…
Now it’s time to say goodbye
I don’t know why
Things happen as they do w/ only you
Wish I didn’t have to go
But deep inside I know
That baby it’s time to say goodbye.
It’s time to say goodbye
It’s time to say goodbye
Time to say goodbye
It’s time to say goodbye to all the things we used to do now
It’s time to say goodbye to all the family and friends
It’s time to say goodbye to all the friends we used to see now
Even though I know that this is really not the end
Time to say goodbye
Time to say goodbye
Time to say goodbye




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The Birmingham Times. As 2024 comes to a close, we take time to remember just a few of the notable Black civic leaders, actors, athletes, artists, entrepreneurs and more lost during the year ... 13 – Angela Bofill, 70, R&B balladeer with a silky voice ... .

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Las Vegas Review-Journal 26 Sep 2024
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The Source 03 Aug 2024
Two months ago, the world of R&B lost a shining star when Angela Bofill passed away at the age of 70 ... Angela Bofill, whose hits include “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter” and “I Try,” left an indelible mark on the R&B genre.

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Press & Guide 31 Jul 2024
This year’s two-day event will be held on Aug. 3 and 4. The park will open at 10 a.m ... 2.00 p.m ... 3.30 p.m ... With a score spanning 30 years, Maysa has collaborated with everyone from Stevie Wonder to Incognito, Angela Bofil, Will Downing and so many more.

Services announced for R&B singer-songwriter Angela Bofill

The Philadelphia Tribune 13 Jul 2024
Funeral services for the late R&B singer and songwriter Angela Bofill will take place in August at Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall in New York City ....

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Manila Bulletin 06 Jul 2024
... trending songs “Palagi” and “Kailan” with KD Estrada, Jeremy Glinoga, and Angela Ken ... Enjoy quality renditions of Angela Bofill songs with “ASAP” icons Gary, Martin, Ogie, Zsa Zsa, Erik, and Jona.

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The Vindicator 04 Jul 2024
Hubb’s Groove will open the Jazz in the Park concert series at Wick Park ... It also has performed with Sean Jones, Gerald Albright, Angela Bofill, Alex Bugnon, Gerald Levert and Mikki Howard ... Also performing Sunday will be The Kid Brothers (TKB) ... .

Tribute To Angela Bofill - Livestreamed funeral mass set for Friday, June 28, 2024 at 4pm on St. Dominic’s Catholic Church's YouTube channel in Benicia, CA

All About Jazz 27 Jun 2024
On June 13, 2024, jazz/R&B/pop singer-songwriter Angela Bofill's death at 70 years old was announced in a post on Angela Bofill’s Facebook page by Rich Engel—her long-time friend and manager ... Angela Bofill is survived by her beautiful, loving family.

Concert countdown: Shows to check out in Columbia during July

Aiken Standard 24 Jun 2024
Channing Wilson @ Steel Hands Brewing ... This event is free to attend ... Boasting a repertoire of her own songs and classics by Angela Bofill, Minnie Riperton, Aretha Franklin, Vesta Williams and Anita Baker, this promises to be a soulful evening, indeed.

Angela Bofill, R&B balladeer

Union Leader 21 Jun 2024
Angela Bofill, a classically trained singer who became an R&B hitmaker in the late 1970s and ’80s, singing lush ballads and torch songs that showed off her expansive three-and-a-half-octave range, died June 13 in Vallejo, California. She was 70 ....

What's the 411?

The Philadelphia Tribune 21 Jun 2024
We remember singer Angela Bofill. She had an amazing voice known for her hits “I Try,” “I’m on Your Side,” “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter,” and “Tonight I Give In.” Bofill suffered two devastating strokes in 2006 and 2007 that ....

Angela Bofill, R&B balladeer with a dreamy, dynamic voice, dies at 70

Lewiston Sun Journal 19 Jun 2024
Angela Bofill, a classically trained singer who became an R&;B ...

Angela Bofill, R\u0026B balladeer with a dreamy, dynamic voice, dies at 70

Detroit news 19 Jun 2024
Angela Bofill, a classically trained singer who became an R&B hitmaker in the late 1970s and ’80s, singing lush ballads and torch songs that showed off her expansive three-and-a-half-octave range, died June 13 in Vallejo, Calif.

Angela Bofill, ‘I Try,’ ‘I’m On Your Side’ singer, dead at 70

WPXI 18 Jun 2024
Singer-songwriter Angela Bofill, who performed “I Try,” “I’m On Your Side” and “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter,” died June 13 ... Engel also announced the artist’s death in two separate posts on Bofill’s Facebook page.

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