Chico DeBarge
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Chico DeBarge | |
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Birth name | Jonathan Arthur DeBarge |
Also known as | Chico DeBarge |
Born | Motown | June 23, 1966
Jonathan Arthur "Chico" DeBarge (born June 23, 1966) is an American R&B singer and musician. DeBarge was formally a member of the DeBarge family musical group DeBarge. As a solo artist, he scored a 1986 US Top Forty hit with the song "Talk to Me".
Career
He began a musical career of his own with Motown in the mid-1980s. His debut self-titled album was released in 1986 and featured the hit single "Talk To Me" (#21 US, #7 R&B). The album peaked at #90 on the Billboard 200 and released a follow-up single "The Girl Next Door" which charted on the R&B chart.
Two years later, he released a second album with Motown, Kiss Serious that included the hit R&B single "Rainy Night" (#18 R&B) plus "I've Been Watching You" (#43 R&B) and the title track (#53 R&B). However, he was imprisoned for drug charges not long after and served time in prison for drug trafficking.[1]
After his release in the mid-1990s, DeBarge returned to Motown to continue his musical career under the auspices of
His fourth album The Game was released on October 26, 1999, and peaked at #41 on the Billboard 200. The lead single "Give You What You Want (Fa Sure)" gave him one of his biggest hits (#71 US, #11 R&B) to date, and had a remix featuring rapper Trina released. The follow-up single "Listen To Your Man" (reuniting him with R&B singer Joe) peaked at #41 on the R&B chart and at #33 on the R&B Airplay Chart. A third single (which did not appear on the album), "Playa Hater" was released in 2000.
He later moved to the
In 2005, DeBarge contributed a song to the Beauty Shop movie soundtrack called "Hard Times."[2]
In 2008, Chico DeBarge appeared in the video for Joe's single, "We're Family" off the
His sixth studio album Addiction was released in July 2009 under Kedar Entertainment Group (since 1997)[3] and included the single "Oh No" which peaked at #76 on the R&B chart.
On October 2, 2010, DeBarge performed with Glenn Jones, Lenny Williams and Regina Belle at the Performing Arts Center in Tampa, Florida.
In March 2017, he announced he's at work on a new studio album in addition to doing some work on a forthcoming DeBarge family album due in 2018.[4]
In September 2017, he released his first new single in eight years called "Feel Good" featuring Jim Jones and Capone Noel.[5] Additionally, his 2003 album Free was remastered and re-released (as Free Remastered) to include 6 additional tracks.[6]
Personal life
In 2003, while touring in the
In 2007, DeBarge was arrested for drug possession in California and later went to rehab. In 2009, he admitted to addictions to
In November 2019, DeBarge was arrested again for drug possession in California.[8]
On April 2, 2020, DeBarge's eldest son, Dontae (born 1984), was murdered in a stabbing incident in the
In January 2021, DeBarge was charged with drug possession, DUI and false impersonation after pretending to be his brother James during a traffic stop in Burbank, California.[10]
Discography
Albums
- Chico DeBarge (1986)
- Kiss Serious (1988)
- Long Time No See (1997)
- The Game (1999)
- Free (2003)
- Addiction (2009)
Singles
- 1986: "Talk to Me" (US #21, R&B #7, CAN #40,[11] UK #88)
- 1987: "The Girl Next Door" (R&B #59, UK #164)
- 1987: "I've Been Watching You" (R&B #43)
- 1987: "Rainy Night" (R&B #18)
- 1988: "Kiss Serious" (R&B #53)
- 1997: "Iggin' Me" (UK #50)[12]
- 1997: "Love Still Good"
- 1998: "No Guarantee" (featuring Joe)
- 1998: "Virgin" (R&B #97)
- 1999: "Soopaman Lover" (R&B #55)
- 1999: "Give You What You Want (Fa Sure)" (US #71, R&B #11)
- 1999: "Give You What You Want (South Central Remix)" (featuring Trina)
- 2000: "Listen to Your Man" (featuring Joe) (R&B #41)
- 2000: "Playa Hater"
- 2003: "Home Alone"
- 2009: "Oh No" (R&B #76)
- 2017: "Feel Good" (featuring Jim Jones & Capone Noel)
References
- ^ "DeBarge brothers convicted in drug case". Upi.com. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
- ^ "Beauty Shop (2005)". IMDb.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "CHICO DEBARGE - Addiction - Amazon.com Music". Amazon. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
- ^ "R&B soul singer Chico DeBarge talks new music before Prince Tribute concert". Wjla.com. February 13, 2017. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Feel Good (feat. Jim Jones & Capone Noel) - Single by Chico DeBarge". Music.apple.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Free Remastered by Chico DeBarge". Music.apple.com. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ "Chico DeBarge Explains How He Got Stabbed While On Tyler Perry Tour". Iloveoldschoolmusic.com. May 5, 2015.
- ^ "Chico DeBarge Arrested for Meth Possession". TMZ.
- ^ "Prayers Up: Singer Chico Debarge's Son, Dontae Anderson-DeBarge, Reportedly Murdered In Los Angelesr". BET. April 9, 2020.
- ^ "Chico DeBarge Busted for Drugs Again, Told Cops He Was His Brother".
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 28, 1987" (PDF).
- ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
External links
- Chico DeBarge discography at Discogs
- Chico DeBarge at IMDb