''Heart, Mind and Soul'' is the fourth album by American recording artist

El DeBarge Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge (born June 4, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter and musician. He was the focal point and primary lead singer of the family group DeBarge. Popular songs led by El DeBarge include " Time Will Reveal", " Who's Hold ...

. It was released in 1994 on

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, and was produced by El DeBarge, Babyface, and Jermaine Dupri. 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.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "the unwavering intensity of DeBarge's voice, even in the highest octaves, gives his claims of tender devotion a rare credibility." ''

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'' 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."

Track listing

#"Where You Are" (Babyface, El DeBarge) – 4:02 #"Can't Get Enough" (Babyface, Jonathan Robinson) – 4:08 #"Where Is My Love" (Babyface, El DeBarge) – 5:38 #"You Got The Love I Want" (Babyface, El DeBarge) – 4:44 #"Its Got To Be Real" ( Bruce Fisher, El DeBarge) – 3:58 #"Slide" (El DeBarge,

Winston Riley Winston Riley (14 May 1943 – 19 January 2012) was a Jamaican singer, songwriter and record producer. The ''Jamaica Gleaner'' notes he was one of the most successful reggae producers.

, Jermaine Dupri,

Manuel Seal Manuel L. Seal, Jr. (born September 26, 1960) is an American multi-instrumentalist, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, vocal coach, and arranger. His credits include artists as Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Usher, TLC, Aretha Frankli ...

) – 5:43 #"I'll Be There" (Babyface, El DeBarge) – 4:02 #"Special Lady" (El DeBarge, Tony Dofat) – 4:08 #"Starlight, Moonlight, Candlelight" (El DeBarge, Randy DeBarge, Janet Cole) – 3:46 #"You Are My Dream" (El DeBarge, Bruce Fisher) – 5:15 #"Heart, Mind and Soul" (El DeBarge) – 4:36

Personnel

* El DeBarge – lead vocals, backing vocals, keyboards (5, 9–11), bass (5, 9-11), drum programming (5), percussion (9, 11), drums (10, 11) *

Babyface Babyface or Baby Face can refer to: Nicknames * Lester Joseph Gillis a.k.a. Baby Face Nelson, an infamous 1930s bank robber * Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (1933–1971), an American hard bop and soul-jazz musician * "Baby Face", Jimmy McLarnin ...

– keyboards (1-4, 7), synthesizers (1-4, 7), drum programming (1-4, 7), backing vocals (1-4, 7), lead vocals (3) * Jonathan Robinson – keyboards (2), synthesizers (2), drum programming (2) * Tony Dofat – additional keyboards (5), keyboards (8), drum programming (8) * W. Michael Lewis – synthesizer programming (5, 9–11), computer programming (5, 9–11), drums (9) * Winston Phillips – keyboard bass (5) *

Jermaine Dupri Jermaine Dupri Mauldin (born September 23, 1972) is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, entrepreneur, and DJ. Early life Jermaine Dupri Mauldin was born on September 23, 1972, the son of Tina (Mosley) and Michael ...

– instruments (6), additional backing vocals (6) *

Jeff Lorber Jeffrey H. Lorber (born November 4, 1952) is an American keyboardist, composer, and record producer. After six previous nominations, Lorber won his first Grammy Award on January 28, 2018 for Best Contemporary Instrumental Album for '' Prototype' ...

– keyboard overdubs (10) *

Tommy Organ Thomas LeRoy Organ, Jr. (born 22 February 1963), known professionally as Tommy Organ or Tommy "O", is an American musician, songwriter and producer. The son of Thomas LeRoy Organ, Sr. (1940 - 1966 Musician, Army Veteran) and Dorothy Louise Rende ...

– guitar (6) * Ricardo Silveria – guitar (7) * Nunzio Singore – guitar (8) * Melvin Watson – guitar (11) *

Nathan East Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955) is an American jazz, R&B, and rock bass player and vocalist. With more than 2,000 recordings, East is one of the most recorded bass players in the history of music. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degr ...

– bass (3, 7) *

Stevie Wonder Stevland Hardaway Morris ( Judkins; May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, who is credited as a pioneer and influence by musicians across a range of genres that include rhythm and blues, Pop musi ...

– harmonica (1) *

Jerry Hey Jerry Hey (born 1950) is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Michael Jackson's ''Thriller'', '' Rock with You'' ...

– trumpet solo (11) *

Paul Riser Paul Riser (born September 11, 1943) is an American trombonist and Motown musical arranger who was responsible for co-writing and arranging dozens of top ten hit records. His legacy as one of the " Funk Brothers" is similar to that of most of ...

– strings (11) *

Randy DeBarge William Randall DeBarge (born August 6, 1958) is an American R&B/soul singer and bass guitarist, best known for being one of the original members of the popular Motown singing family group DeBarge. Randy is also known for singing co-lead and pen ...

– backing vocals (2, 5, 8–10), drums (9) *

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 (5, 10) *

Dionne Farris Dionne Yvette Farris (born December 4, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, and producer. Born and raised in New Jersey, she began singing in elementary school and competed in pageants as a teenager. In the early 1990s, she was featured on t ...

– backing vocals (5), additional backing vocals (6) *

Bunny DeBarge Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge (born March 10, 1955) is an American soul singer–songwriter and the lone female sibling of the Motown family group DeBarge. She was the lead vocalist on the R&B ballad "A Dream", from the group's ''In a Special Way'' ...

– backing vocals (8, 9) *

Leon Ware Leon Ware (February 16, 1940 – February 23, 2017) was an American songwriter, producer, composer, and singer. Besides a solo career as a performer, Ware was best known for producing hits for other artists including Michael Jackson, Quincy ...

– backing vocals (11)

Production

* Babyface – producer (1-4, 7) * Jonathan Robinson – producer (2) * El DeBarge – producer (5, 9–11), executive producer, mixing (9–11) * Jermaine Dupri – producer (6) * Manuel Seal – producer (6) * Tony Dofat – producer (8), mixing (8) *

Benny Medina Benny Medina (born January 24, 1958) is an American record executive, talent manager, and television producer. Early life and education Medina was born in East Los Angeles, California, of Dominican parents into a poor family. The death of hi ...

– executive producer * Leonard Richardson – executive producer * Ivy Skoff – production coordinator (1-4, 7) * Brad Gilderman – recording (1-4, 7) * Barney Perkins – recording (1-4, 7) * Galen Senogles – recording (5, 9–11), mixing (9–11) *

Phil Tan Phil Tan is a Malaysian-American music and audio engineer. Early life and education Tan was born in Malaysia. He attended Full Sail University in Florida in the U.S., where he attained a degree in Recording Arts in 1990. Afterwards he moved to Atla ...

– engineer (6), mixing (6) * Dave Way – mixing (1, 2, 4, 7) * Jon Gass – mixing (3) * Tony Maserati – mixing (5, 8), engineer (8) * David Betancourt – assistant engineer (1-4, 7) * Brian Soucy – assistant engineer (1-4, 7) * Will Williams – assistant engineer (1-4, 7) * Gabriel Sutter – assistant engineer (3) * W. Michael Lewis – second engineer (5, 9–11), mixing (9–11) * Mike Alvord – second engineer (6) * Brian Frye – second engineer (6) * Thom Russo – mix assistant (1, 2, 4, 7) * Vaughan Merrick – mix assistant (5) * Hal Belknap – mix assistant (8) * Steve Hall – mastering Studios * Recorded at

Larrabee Sound Studios Larrabee Sound Studios is a recording studio complex in North Hollywood, California, originally established in 1969. Facilities Located at 4162 Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, Larrabee has six studios, three tracking spaces, and a produ ...

and Studio 89 (North Hollywood, CA);

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(Hollywood, CA); Encore Studios (Burbank, CA); Krosswire Studio (Atlanta, GA);

Electric Lady Studios Electric Lady Studios is a recording studio in Greenwich Village, New York City. It was commissioned by rock musician Jimi Hendrix in 1968 and designed by architect John Storyk and audio engineer Eddie Kramer by 1970. Hendrix spent only ten we ...

and Easthill Recording Studios (New York, NY). * Mixed at Larrabee Sound Studios and Studio 89; The Enterprise (Burbank, CA); Bosstown Recording Studios (Atlanta, GA); Axis Studios (New York, NY). * Mastered at Future Disc (North Hollywood, CA).

Charts

References

{{Authority control El DeBarge albums 1994 albums Albums produced by Jermaine Dupri Albums produced by Babyface (musician) Reprise Records albums