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If you could swear you've seen this set of tracks, in this same order, somewhere else, it's because you have. The Definitive Collection, released in 2008, is a re-dressed version of 1997's The Ultimate Collection. The mastering credits for both discs are the same, so there is presumably no difference in the sound. The packaging here is a little more attractive, but unlike the Universal-distributed Gold series, the details in the liner notes are thin: no release dates, no chart information. This set of songs makes for the best DeBarge anthology available, containing not just the DeBarge-the-group Top Ten R&B hits but solo hits for El, Bunny, and Chico, as well as some deeper cuts, like the single edit of 1982's "Stop! Don't Tease Me" (grade B-plus boogie that deserved better) and "Stay with Me" (a gorgeous album cut, the basis of Ashanti's "Foolish"). Chronologically, the set ends with Bunny's singles from her 1987 solo album. Altogether a compulsory component of anyone's '80s R&B collection.
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Diane Warren, ComposerLyricist - Richard Perry, Producer - DeBarge, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eldra DeBarge, Producer - EL DEBARGE, ComposerLyricist - DeBarge, MainArtist - Bunny Debarge, ComposerLyricist - Bobby DeBarge, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Etterlene Jordan, ComposerLyricist - Iris Gordy, Producer - Eldra DeBarge, ComposerLyricist - William DeBarge, ComposerLyricist - EL DEBARGE, Producer - DeBarge, MainArtist - Raymond A. Crossley, Producer - Curtis Anthony Nolen, Producer
℗ 1982 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
EL DEBARGE, Producer, Vocals, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - DeBarge, MainArtist - Chico DeBarge, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
DAVID FOSTER, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - JAY GRAYDON, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Randy Goodrum, ComposerLyricist - DeBarge, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Iris Gordy, Producer - EL DEBARGE, Producer, ComposerLyricist - DeBarge, MainArtist - Raymond A. Crossley, Producer - Curtis Anthony Nolen, Producer
℗ 1982 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eldra DeBarge, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Claire Fischer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin F. Wright Jr., Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DeBarge, MainArtist - Bobby DeBarge, Producer, Associate Producer
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Randy DeBarge, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - EL DEBARGE, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - DeBarge, MainArtist - Bunny Debarge, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1983 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Paul Fox, Producer, Associate Producer, ComposerLyricist - Skip Drinkwater, Producer - Steve Buckley, Producer, Executive Producer - Nick Mundy, Producer, Associate Producer, ComposerLyricist - Francine Vicki Golde, ComposerLyricist - Chico DeBarge, MainArtist
℗ 1986 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Iris Gordy, Producer - Eldra DeBarge, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Randy DeBarge, Bass Guitar, Vocals, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - James DeBarge, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Mark DeBarge, Saxophone, Trumpet, Vocals, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - EL DEBARGE, Keyboards, Vocals, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Benjamin F. Wright Jr., Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DeBarge, MainArtist - Bunny Debarge, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1982 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bruce Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Tony Jones, Producer, Executive Producer - Burt Bacharach, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carole Bayer Sager, Producer, ComposerLyricist - EL DEBARGE, MainArtist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Wolf, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ina Wolf, ComposerLyricist - EL DEBARGE, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1986 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Steve George, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Diane Warren, ComposerLyricist - JAY GRAYDON, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DeBarge, MainArtist
℗ 1985 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jerry Knight, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Daren Klein, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MICK GUZAUSKI, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - AARON ZIGMAN, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Synthesizer, Drum Programming, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bunny Debarge, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1987 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Reggie Lucas, Producer, Guitar, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Barney Perkins, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Norma Jean Wright, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Bashiri Johnson, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Lisa Fischer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Brenda White-King, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ralph Benatar, ComposerLyricist - Lorenzo Pryor, ComposerLyricist - Hazel Payne, ComposerLyricist - Bunny Debarge, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Carnevale, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Galen L. Senogles, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1986 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Eldra DeBarge, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Randy DeBarge, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James DeBarge, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Mark DeBarge, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - EL DEBARGE, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Claire Fischer, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - DeBarge, MainArtist - Bunny Debarge, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bobby DeBarge, Producer, Associate Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1983 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
If you could swear you've seen this set of tracks, in this same order, somewhere else, it's because you have. The Definitive Collection, released in 2008, is a re-dressed version of 1997's The Ultimate Collection. The mastering credits for both discs are the same, so there is presumably no difference in the sound. The packaging here is a little more attractive, but unlike the Universal-distributed Gold series, the details in the liner notes are thin: no release dates, no chart information. This set of songs makes for the best DeBarge anthology available, containing not just the DeBarge-the-group Top Ten R&B hits but solo hits for El, Bunny, and Chico, as well as some deeper cuts, like the single edit of 1982's "Stop! Don't Tease Me" (grade B-plus boogie that deserved better) and "Stay with Me" (a gorgeous album cut, the basis of Ashanti's "Foolish"). Chronologically, the set ends with Bunny's singles from her 1987 solo album. Altogether a compulsory component of anyone's '80s R&B collection.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:52
- Main artists: DeBarge
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UNI - MOTOWN
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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