''Street Beat'' is the debut album by

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Reception

Released in 1983 on the

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label, which was distributed by Elektra/Asylum Records. It was produced by Midnight Star member

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. This album included The Deele's first big hit, " Body Talk," which reached #3 on the

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Trivia

" Body Talk" was featured in the pilot episode for the television series ''

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''.

Track listing

#" Body Talk" (Watson, Greene,

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, Gentry, Burke) 5:36 #"I Surrender" (B. Simmons, B. Lovelace, D. Bristol) 4:18 #"Just My Luck" ( Kenny Edmonds) 4:30 #"Sexy Love" ( K. Edmonds, A. Reid, S. Burke) 5:00 #"Street Beat" (Kenneth Gant, Reginald Calloway) 7:55 #"Video Villain" (

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, Reginald Calloway) 4:54 #"Crazy 'Bout 'Cha" (Watson, Greene, Cooper, K. Edmonds, A. Reid) 4:34 #"Working (9 To 5)" (Watson, Greene, Bristol, Robinson, Burke) 4:25

Personnel

*"Carlos" Carl Greene: Main Vocal, Vocal Backing *"Dee" Darnell Bristol: Vocals * Kenny Edmonds: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals *"Stick" Stanley Burke: Guitars, Vocals *Melvin Gentry: Guitars *Bill Simmons, Bo Watson,

: Keyboards, Synthesizers *Kevin "Kayo" Robinson: Bass, Vocal Backing * "L.A." Reid: Drums, Percussion, Vocal Backing

Charts

Singles

References

External links

The Deele-Street Beat at Discogs
{{Authority control 1983 debut albums SOLAR Records albums Elektra Records albums Asylum Records albums Babyface (musician) albums