The DeBarges

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The DeBarges
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Studio album by
The DeBarges
ReleasedApril 6, 1981
RecordedAugust 1980 – March 1981
Genre R&B
Length36:45
Label Gordy
Producer El DeBarge, Bunny DeBarge, Bobby DeBarge
The DeBarges chronology
The DeBarges
(1981)		 All This Love
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau A− [2]
Tom Hull – on the Web B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [3]

The DeBarges is the debut album by DeBarge, released by Gordy Records on April 6, 1981. It saw limited success and stalled on the charts; the group felt it was not properly promoted. [4] As a result, they revisited The DeBarges by including two songs on their subsequent recordings: "Queen of My Heart" was included on their third album, In a Special Way , [5] while "Share My World" was included on their fourth, Rhythm of the Night .

Contents

Track listing

Side A
  1. "What's Your Name" (Bobby DeBarge, Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge) - 4:35
  2. "Dance The Night Away" (Mark DeBarge, Randy DeBarge) - 4:50
  3. "You're So Gentle, So Kind" (Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge) - 4:40
  4. "Queen of My Heart" (El DeBarge) - 3:49
Side B
  1. "Hesitated" (Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge, Mark DeBarge, Randy DeBarge) - 3:42
  2. "Saving Up (All My Love)" (Bill Gable, Jon Lind) - 4:16
  3. "Share My World" (Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge) - 5:39
  4. "Strange Romance" (Joe Blocker, Reggie Andrews) - 5:00

Personnel

The DeBarges

Additional personnel

Production

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References

  1. ↑ The DeBarges at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "The DeBarges". Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ Hull, Tom (April 19, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved April 20, 2021.
  4. ↑ Williams, Chris. "DeBarge would skyrocket into another realm of superstardom with 1983's In a Special Way". waxpoetics.com. Wax Poetics Magazine. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
  5. ↑ Williams, Chris. "DeBarge would skyrocket into another realm of superstardom with 1983's In a Special Way". waxpoetics.com. Wax Poetics Magazine. Retrieved 2015-04-22.
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