Song:Release Me
Album:Angelina: The Album
Angelina Camarillo had very brief chart success in the late 90s mostly on the dance charts but Release Me crossed over to pop in 1996. She was born Feb. 1, 1978 in Union City, CA. And I guess that's the most interesting thing about Angelina. Most of the Freestyle music of the era was based in either New York or Miami. I haven't noticed any Freestyle artists from California. Angelina's label Upstairs Records is in San Jose and they had most of their success with Freestyle. Angelina: The Album was released in 1996. Most of the album was produced by Noel Saucedo. He is mainly a remix guy known as Haus-A-Holics. Release Me was the first single. It did well on the dance charts and it reached #52 on the Billboard Hot 100. A few of her other songs charted but Release Me was her biggest hit. Typically Angelina wrote the lyrics and Saucedo wrote the music. Angelina: The Album is still available on CD or digital download. She released three albums on Upstairs. She formed the group New Ridaz and they released an album in 2006. It all ended when Angelina's brother was killed in a random shooting outside a San Jose nightclub two days before Christmas 2006. She told the San Jose Mercury News that she simply lost her passion for music. She went into teaching. She did that for seven years and she now owns Luna Mexican Kitchen in San Jose. Angelina performs very occasionally but music is not her priority anymore. Here's Angelina performing Release Me 1996.
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