Heart, Mind and Soul (El DeBarge album)

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Heart, Mind and Soul
ElDeBarge Heart.jpg
Studio album by
El DeBarge
ReleasedMay 16, 1994
Recorded1993–1994
Genre R&B, soul
Label Reprise Records
Producer Babyface
Jonathan Robinson
El DeBarge
Jermaine Dupri
Manuel Seal
Tony Dofat
El DeBarge chronology
In The Storm
(1992)		Heart, Mind and Soul
(1994)		 Ultimate Collection
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Village Voice A− [3]
Washington Post (favourable) [4]
Vibe (favourable) [5]
Baltimore Sun (favourable) [6]

Heart, Mind and Soul is the fourth album by American recording artist El DeBarge. It was released in 1994 on Reprise Records, and was produced by El DeBarge, Babyface, and Jermaine Dupri.

Contents

The album contains the hit singles "Can't Get Enough," which peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, and "Where Is My Love," which peaked at #19. [7] [8]

Critical reception

The Washington Post wrote that "the unwavering intensity of DeBarge's voice, even in the highest octaves, gives his claims of tender devotion a rare credibility." [9] Vibe praised DeBarge's collaborations with Babyface, writing that "while Heart, Mind and Soul might not find a star fully reborn, most of its better tracks point to the inception of a promising partnership." [10]

Track listing

  1. "Where You Are" (Babyface, El DeBarge) – 4:02
  2. "Can't Get Enough" (Babyface, Jonathan Robinson) – 4:08
  3. "Where Is My Love" (featuring Babyface) (Babyface, El DeBarge) – 5:38
  4. "You Got The Love I Want" (Babyface, El DeBarge) – 4:44
  5. "Its Got To Be Real" (Bruce Fisher, El DeBarge) – 3:58
  6. "Slide" (El DeBarge, Winston Riley, Jermaine Dupri, Manuel Seal) – 5:43
  7. "I'll Be There" (Babyface, El DeBarge) – 4:02
  8. "Special Lady" (El DeBarge, Tony Dofat) – 4:08
  9. "Starlight, Moonlight, Candlelight" (El DeBarge, Randy DeBarge, Janet Cole) – 3:46
  10. "You Are My Dream" (El DeBarge, Bruce Fisher) – 5:15
  11. "Heart, Mind and Soul" (El DeBarge) – 4:36

Personnel

Production

Studios

Charts

Chart (1994)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [11] 127
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [12] 24

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