Street Beat
Studio album by
The Deele
Released1983
Recorded1983 at OCA Recording Studio (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California)
GenreR&B, post-disco, synth-funk
Length41:12
LabelSOLAR, Elektra/Asylum, Warner Bros.
ProducerReggie Calloway
The Deele chronology
Street Beat
(1983)		 Material Thangz
(1985)

Street Beat is the debut album by The Deele.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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.

Track listing

  1. "Body Talk" (Watson, Greene, Reid, Gentry, Burke) 5:36
  2. "I Surrender" (B. Simmons, B. Lovelace, D. Bristol) 4:18
  3. "Just My Luck" (Kenny Edmonds) 4:30
  4. "Sexy Love" (K. Edmonds, A. Reid, S. Burke) 5:00
  5. "Street Beat" (Kenneth Gant, Reginald Calloway) 7:55
  6. "Video Villain" (Vincent Calloway, Reginald Calloway) 4:54
  7. "Crazy 'Bout 'Cha" (Watson, Greene, Cooper, K. Edmonds, A. Reid) 4:34
  8. "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, Vincent Calloway: Keyboards, Synthesizers
  • Kevin "Kayo" Robinson: Bass, Vocal Backing
  • "L.A." Reid: Drums, Percussion, Vocal Backing

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[2] 78
Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] 9 (1983)

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[3]
US
Pop		 US
R&B
1984 "Body Talk" 77 3

References

  1. ↑ Stanley, Leo. The Deele: Street Beat > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 "The Deele US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  3. ↑ "The Deele US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
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