Street Beat (album)

Street Beat
Studio album by The Deele
Released	1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	R&B
Length	41:12
Label	SOLAR Records
Producer	Reggie Calloway
The Deele chronology
Street Beat (1983) Material Thangz (1985)

Street Beat is the debut album by The Deele.

Contents 1 Reception 2 Trivia 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Charts 5.1 Singles 6 External links 7 References

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Released in 1983 on the SOLAR Records label, it was produced by Reggie Calloway. This album included The Deele's first big hit, "Body Talk," which reached #3 on the R&B chart.

Trivia

"Body Talk" was featured in the pilot episode for the television series Miami Vice.

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

• Backing Vocals - Carlos" Carl Greene, "Kayo" Kevin Robinson, "L.A." Reid
• Bass - Kayo" Kevin Robinson
• Drums - "L.A." Reid
• Guitar - Kenny Edmonds, Melvin Gentry, "Stick" Stanley Burke
• Keyboards - Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, Kenny Edmonds, "Stick" Stanley Burke, Vincent Calloway
• Lead Vocals - "Carlos" Carl Greene
• Synthesizer - Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, Kenny Edmonds, Vincent Calloway
• Vocals - Dee" Darnell Bristol, Kenny Edmonds, "Stick" Stanley Burke

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

External links

• The Deele-Street Beat at Discogs

References