''Chico DeBarge'' is the debut album by American singer

Chico DeBarge Jonathan Arthur "Chico" DeBarge (born June 23, 1966) is an American R&B singer and musician. DeBarge was formally a member (for their final album) of the family musical group DeBarge. As a solo artist he scored a 1986 US Top Forty hit with the s ...

. It was released by Motown Records in 1986 in the United States. The album peaked at number 90 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and number 25 on the

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chart. ''Chico DeBarge'' spawned the hit single "Talk to Me."

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Critical reception

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editor Rick A. Bueche called ''Chico DeBarge'' his "best album for Motown" as well as "a fine start."

Track listing

Notes * signifies co-producer(s) * signifies associate producer(s)

Personnel

*Chico DeBarge – vocals, keyboards (4, 8, 10), synthesizer (4, 8, 10) *

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– drum computer programming (1) *Nick Mundy – guitar (1), synthesizer (1), drum computer programming (1), backing vocals (1) *Steve Dubin –

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(1), drum computer programming (1, 7), percussion (7) * Paul Fox – synthesizer (1), drum computer programming (1), programming (4, 10) *Curtis Anthony Nolen – keyboards (2, 3),

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(2), backing vocals (2) *

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– keyboards (3, 8 (overdubs), 9), drum programming (3, 9) * Paul Jackson Jr. – rhythm guitar (4) *Ralph Benatar – keyboards (5), soprano saxophone (5), Linn drums (5), programming (8) *Lorenzo Pryor – bass (5) *Larry Lingle – electric guitar (5) *Michael Dorian – keyboards (5) * Thomas Organ – guitar (6) * Gary Taylor – DMX synthesizer programming (6), backing vocals (6) *Dan Segal – synthesizer programming (6) *Kevin O'Neal – synthesizer (6) * Neil Stubenhause (sic) – bass (7) *

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– guitar (7) *

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– synthesizer (7) * Nathan East – bass (9) *Dee Dee Belson – backing vocals (1) *Maxie Anderson – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 9) *Alfie Silas – backing vocals (2, 3, 9) *Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (2, 3, 9) *Darryl DeBarge – backing vocals (4) *

James DeBarge James Curtis DeBarge (born August 22, 1963) is an American R&B/soul singer. He was one of the members of the singing family vocal group DeBarge who became famous with their mid-1980s songs " All This Love", " Love Me in a Special Way", " Rhyth ...

– backing vocals (4, 5, 7) *David Paul Bryant – backing vocals (7) *

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– backing vocals (8)

Charts

References

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