Listen: LIVE, Fourplay & El DeBarge. After the Dance.

Rare Audio of El Debarge singing "After the Dance" live at Group IV Studios. Originally broadcast on the Volkswagen/World Music Series, 1992. The recording then appeared on a promotional CD for Fourplay that was never for sale in stores.




Listen to: Fourplay feat. El Debarge. LIVE, Authorized Bootleg, "After the Dance". WB Records, 1992.

Flashback Q&A: Debarge gave up athletics for music. The Milwaukee Journal, 1987.

We interviewed the 19-year-old shy and handsome singer-songwriter Chico DeBarge. He’s only been a professional musician for two years, but he’s developed a terrific style. His single “Talk to Me” was an instant hit. He said, “I spent more time with athletics than music, because I didn’t want to compete with the musical reputation of my family.” We’re glad he changed his mind because we love his music.

Words & Motivation: Always have hope

"We must accept finite disappointment, but we must never lose infinite hope." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Flashback Q&A: Talented El Debarge Tries Luck as Single. The Milwaukee Journal, 1986.

As part of the group DeBarge, pop singer El Debarge, 25, co-produced and co-wrote the group’s three gold albums. One, “In a Special Way,” earned a Grammy nomination. El Debarge sand all five DeBarge pop hits, including “Rhythm of the Night” and “Who’s Holding Donna Now.” He has gone solo now and his first single, “Who’s Johnny?,” was an instant hit. He is single and lives in Los Angeles.

Time Will Reveal: The Complete Motown Albums

Want all of the Debarge hits in one complete set? Well, HIPO Select is releasing a new Debarge CD collection and it's available on Pre-sale for $39.98, right now! Click here for ordering details.



SITE PRE-SALE DATE: 8/19/2011
SITE SHIP DATE: 9/2/2011
LIMITED EDITION QUANTITY: 4000 Copies

The DeBarge family—brothers El, Randy, Mark and James, and sister Bunny—signed to Motown and released their first album in 1981, kicking off an intense four years where they rose to the top of the charts with timeless ballads and classic dance tracks. Time Will Reveal: The Complete Motown Albums collects the group’s four out-of-print albums on two CDs, restoring them to the marketplace for the first time in years, while adding a bonus third disc of remixes and unreleased versions.

The collections includes the following discs:
Disc 1, tracks 1-8: The DeBarges
Disc 1, tracks 9-16: All This Love
Disc 2, tracks 1-8: In A Special Way
Disc 2, tracks 9-17: Rhythm Of The Night
Disc 3, all tracks: Remixes & Rarities

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Words & Motivation: Leave the past in the past

Finish yesterday, and be done with it.
You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can.

Today is a new day.

Begin it well, and serenely, and with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense.

This day is all that is good and fair. It is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on yesterdays.

- Adapted from Ralph Waldo Emerson

Listen: Debarge. All Over.

(Photo from Bad Boys album cover released in France. James, for some reason, was not pictured on this version.)

Listen to: DeBarge. Bad Boys, "All Over". Striped Horse Records, 1987.

Words & Motivation: Are you dancing?

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning how to dance in the rain." -Anon

El DeBarge. Motown Update, 1985.

Motown Update was an internal monthly publication for Motown Employees. The newspaper contained artist tour dates, news, new release information and Motown gossip.

Listen: Chico. Cross That Line. | Plus: Site Updates

Listen to: Chico DeBarge.(Self titled album)."Cross That Line". Motown Records, 1986.

Site Updates:
New video links added to the "TV Appearances" section (Debarge 1984 McDonald's commercial and more...), as well as updates "El Debarge" bio page in left side bar (links to "Love Always" and "After the Dance" music videos added). Thanks to all the Youtube Debarge fans who upload these great vids!

Words & Motivation: And the day came

"And the day came when the risk to remain the same became more painful than the risk it takes to change." (inspired by Anaiis Nin)

Flashblack Article: Debarge Family Back on Tour. The Hour, 1987.

WESTPORT -- DeBarge is quite opposite of what their name suggests.

The musical group has made some major changes in the last year. With a new album and several recent live appearances, the band has been moving rapidly up the musical charts. The band is scheduled to appear tonight at the dance club 18 West, located on the Post Road.

The DeBarge family is here to promote their newest album, ‘Bad Boys,’ on a new record label, Striped Horse. The group will perform without instruments, relying simply on their diverse harmonic blend and dance persuasion. The band members are James, Mark, Randy and Bobby Debarge. Bobby just recently joined the band after being part of a group called ‘Switch’ which broke up.

Previously, however, Bobby had been involved in much of the production and writing with the original group. He got into the group so they could all sign a contract together. He has a solo contract with Motown but got out of it.

Listen: Bunny DeBarge. Never Let Die.

Listen to: Bunny DeBarge. In Love, "Never Let Die". Motown, 1987.

Words & Motivation: Try Again

"Courage does not always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow'." - M.A.Radmacher