Fathers Songwriters Performers Producers Moguls! The group's second LP, 1985's "Material Thangz" was notable because it gave the quintet a chance to self-produce: "...Reggie Calloway, who produced our first album, was tied up producing Midnight Star...," L.A. explained in a chat with "Blues & Soul" editor John Abbey. By the time of their first Solar release, the original quartet had been augmented by Burke (who left in 1985) and Babyface, introduced to The Deele by Midnight Star's Jeff Cooper. Miami Vice Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community.

Reid and Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds, The Deele made just a handful of albums for Solar Records and while major success only came towards the end of the group's existence (specifically via the back-to-back late '80s hits "Two Occasions" and "Shoot 'Em Up Movies"), The Deele were a part of a second tier of Solar acts who kept the label a hive of activity, ensuring that black still had an important presence in Los Angeles. ", It was actually fellow Cincinnati musician, Midnight Star member Reggie Calloway who brought The Deele to the attention of Solar Records but the music the group was making was quite different from the fusion of R&B dance and pop that had given Solar its foundation via hitmakers Shalamar, The Whispers and Dynasty. They came on the scene with such classic hits as Body Talk, Shoot Um Up Movies, Just My Luck, Material Thangz, Sweet Nov... ember and Two Occasions. In 1987 their song "Two Occasions" reached #4 on the R&B charts and was the biggest hit for the group, which created new opportunities to write and co-produce for others suc…, R&B band from Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. consisting of Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Carlos "Satin" Greene, Darnell "Dee" Bristol, Stanley Burke, and Kevin Roberson.

14 talking about this. The Deele were formed in 1981 and became successful in the R&B/Dance genre of the early to mid 1980's. In addition to L.A. and Indianapolis-born Babyface (formerly a member of the '70s band Manchild, who was given his nickname by no less a luminary than funkster Bootsy Collins! The group reunited in 1993, without Reid and Edmonds, to record their final album, "An Invitation To Love". Best known for an original line-up that included super hitmakers Antonio 'L.A.' Hence, we're The Deele!" Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. When the group began recording in the early 1980s, the lineup consisted of Indianapolis native Kenny 'Babyface' Edmonds along with Cincinnati musicians Antonio 'L.A.' During this time Edmonds & Reid began working on songs for other artists, such as The Whispers and Pebbles (Reid's then-girlfriend and later wife, who had a Top 10 single with "Girlfriend" featuring vocals from the group). Music videos were made for both songs. In 1984 "Body Talk" reached #77 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. [4] This performance led to a more permanent reformation in the summer and plans to tour and record.[5]. This album found the group adopting a more new jack swing-based sound and incorporating rap into many of their songs. The Deele's sophomore set yielded two charted singles in the form of the album's title track and ‘SUSPICIOUS" but without a major hit, the group returned to the studios to come up with a new LP and third time lucky, "Eyes Of A Stranger" hit the mark thanks to three hits, the Prince-inspired "CAN-U-DANCE" and two classic ballads, the afore-mentioned "Two Occasions" (co-written by Babyface, Dee and former Manchild manager Sid Johnson) and "Shoot Em Up Movies," a throwback to late '60s tunes like The Intruders "Cowboys To Girls." Forming in 1981, The Deele recorded three albums during the 1980s, and scored two hit singles. The Deele is an American R&B band whose song "Body Talk" appeared in the episode "Brother's Keeper" of the show Miami Vice.. Career. Acknowledging the influence of Michael Jackson and Prince ("along with The Beatles and more recently groups like Culture Club...[and] old style R&B and people such as James Brown, Sly Stone and Little Richard"), The Deele delivered tunes like "BODY TALK" (a Top 3 R&B hit) and "VIDEO VILLAIN" on their debut album, 1984's "Street Beat.". We don’t have any upcoming events for this artist right now. Prior to joining the Deele, Babyface had been a member of Manchild, who had a minor R&B hit with "Especially for You" in 1977.

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