Listen: Chico DeBarge. You Can Make It Better.

Listen: Chico DeBarge. Desperate.

Listen to: Chico DeBarge. Chico DeBarge, "Desperate". Motown Records, 1986.
Background vocals by James, Darrell and Chico DeBarge.

Talking to Chico DeBarge. Right On! Magazine, 1987.

Another DeBarge Soars to Stardom
He’s born to be different. He’s a DeBarge, yet he’s an individual. On our Right On! Cover, he looks like James, but during our coversation he converses like El. And like his singing brothers and sisters, DeBarge, he already has hits on his first LP, Chico DeBarge.

It’s actually very thrilling to be on the ground floor of someone’s career and it’s even more thrilling to greet the latest in the long line of talented DeBarges. “It’s thrilling for me to be in Right On! also,” Chico smiles. He covers up yawn and stretches out on the sofa during out early morning chat.

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.

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!

Listen: Chico DeBarge. I'm Sorry.

Listen to: Chico DeBarge. The Game, "I'm Sorry". Universal Int'l, 1999.
Buy Chico's The Game CD @ Amazon.com

Flashback Article: Chico.Now for something Completely Different. Blues and Soul Magazine, 1986.

Motown has been going through a period of transition recently…or what you might call a bout of spring cleaning of their roster of artists. Out in recent months have gone such artists as the Commodores and the Dazz Band amidst omnipresent rumors of other acts leaving for pastures new.

Fresh blood within the company has with a few exceptions, been neither commercially nor artistically successful in comparison to the glorious past. It’s been a relatively bleak period but the signs are good for a plausible upturn in fortune with such new signees as Stacy Lattisaw and Chico DeBarge.

Listen: Chico DeBarge. After Hours.

Listen to: Chico DeBarge. Kiss Serious, "After Hours". Motown, 1987.

Listen: Chico DeBarge. Easier Said Than Done.

We've uploaded rare audio of Chico DeBarge's "Easier Said Than Done", a song that was on the A Fine Mess movie soundtrack released by Motown in 1986. The style of this song is very different from anything released by Chico--listening closely it sounds like El may possibly be singing on the background vocals. Enjoy!