Street Beat (album)

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Released 1983 Street Beat (1983) Material Thangz (1985) Release date 1983 Label SOLAR Records		Length 41:12 Artist The Deele Producer Calloway

Recorded 1983 at OCA Recording Studio (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California) Genres Contemporary R&B, Post-disco Similar Material Thangz, Eyes of a Stranger, Greatest Hits, Lovers, Babyface ‑ A Collectio

Street Beat is the debut album by The Deele.

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Reception

Released in 1983 on the SOLAR Records label, which was distributed by Elektra/Asylum Records. It was produced by Midnight Star member Reggie Calloway. This album included The Deele's first big hit, "Body Talk," which reached #3 on the R&B chart.

Trivia

"Body Talk" was featured in the pilot episode for the television series Miami Vice.

Track listing

"Body Talk" (Watson, Greene, Reid, 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" (Vincent Calloway, 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

Backing Vocals - "Carlos" Carl Greene, "Kayo" Kevin Robinson, "L.A." Reid

Bass - "Kayo" Kevin Robinson

Drums - "L.A." Reid

Guitar - Kenny Edmonds, Melvin Gentry, "Stick" Stanley Burke

Keyboards - Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, Kenny Edmonds, "Stick" Stanley Burke, Vincent Calloway

Lead Vocals - "Carlos" Carl Greene

Synthesizer - Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, Kenny Edmonds, Vincent Calloway

Vocals - Dee" Darnell Bristol, Kenny Edmonds, "Stick" Stanley Burke

Songs

1Body Talk5:37
2I Surrender4:22
3Just My Luck4:35

References

Street Beat (album) Wikipedia

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