Deitrick Haddon

Deitrick Haddon
Birth name Deitrick Vaughn Haddon
Born May 17, 1973
Origin Detroit, Michigan
Genres Gospel, urban gospel, R&B, pop, pop rock, funk, soul, dance
Occupation(s) Singer-Songwriter, Arranger, Producer, Pastor, Actor, Pianist
Instruments Vocals, Piano
Years active 1997-Present
Labels Tyscot, Arista, Verity, RCA Inspiration
Associated acts Deitrick Haddon & Voices Of Unity
Damita Haddon

Deitrick Vaughn Haddon (born May 17, 1973) is a Gospel singer, songwriter, music producer, pastor, and actor. He is best known for progressive gospel, and contemporary styles of music. He is also one of the cast members in Oxygen's reality television show Preachers of L.A..

Early years

Haddon is a native of Detroit, Michigan.

Deitrick Haddon 2009

Haddon launched his solo career as a Christian R&B vocalist with the Lost & Found on Tyscot/Verity in 2002. The set peaked at #1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Charts[1] and received wide critical acclaim and spawned the hit "Sinner's Prayer" which received heavy spins on gospel and mainstream R&B radio stations.[2]

The 70's-leaning Crossroads followed in 2004, led off by the upbeat single "God Is Good". In an uncharacteristic move for marketing a gospel album, Detrick made an appearance on the long-running syndicated series Soul Train performing the single as well as the title track from the album.[3]

Haddon appeared to be pushing his Gospel artistry further into the ranks of mainstream venues with 7 Days, released October 10, 2006. 7 Days was produced almost entirely by R&B producers Tim & Bob[4] Balancing out the contemporary bulk of the album is the traditional gospel flavored lead single "Heaven Knows" which Deitrick produced himself.

Haddon and his brother Gerald also produced the comeback album Brand New Day for veteran gospel vocalist Vanessa Bell Armstrong. Deitrick Haddon & Voices Of Unity's Live The Life won Gospel Music Workshop of America Excellence Awards for "New Artist of the Year—Urban Contemporary" and "Album of the Year—Urban Contemporary".

On September 2, 2008, Deitrick Haddon released another album called "Revealed". This album includes the popular single, "Love Him Like I Do" (featuring Mary Mary and Ruben Studdard). On July 27, 2010 Haddon made his film debut in a movie released directly to DVD called "Blessed and Cursed."

On January 25, 2011 Deitrick Haddon released the much anticipated "Church On The Moon", his fifth album with Verity Records. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboards Top Gospel charts and #65 on the Billboard 200.

Haddon is currently part of the cast of the reality television show Preachers of L.A., which chronicles the lives of six Los Angeles preachers, including Haddon. The show began airing on October 9, 2013 and currently airs on the Oxygen network in the United States.

Discography

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
[5]		 US
R&B
[5]		 US
Gospel
[5]		 US
Christian
[5]
Come Into This House
(with Voices of Unity)		 — — — —
Live the Life
(with Voices of Unity)
  • Released: March 25, 1997
  • Label: Tyscot
 — — — —
This Is My Story
(with Voices of Unity)
  • Released: May 12, 1998
  • Label: Platinum Entertainment
— — 31 —
Chain Breaker
(with Voices of Unity)
  • Released: June 29, 1999
  • Label: Tyscot
 — — 26 —
Super Natural
(with Voices of Unity)
  • Released: July 24, 2001
  • Label: Tyscot
 — — — —
Lost And Found — — 5 18
  • US: 259,262 (as of 2014)[6]
All Star Edition
(with Voices of Unity)[7]
  • Released: June 8, 2004
  • Label: Tyscot
 — — 37 —
Crossroads
  • Released: July 13, 2004
  • Label: Verity / Zomba
 178 36 1 8
7 Days
  • Released: October 3, 2006
  • Label: Verity / Zomba
135 — 4 —
Revealed
  • Released: September 2, 2008
  • Label: Tyscot
98 — 2 —
Church on the Moon
  • Released: January 25, 2011
  • Label: Releve / Verity
 65 — 1 —
R.E.D. (Restoring Everything Damaged)
  • Released: September 3, 2013
  • Label: RCA
 71 — 1 —
  • US: 35,266 (as of 2014)[6]
Deitrick Haddon's LXW (League of Xtraordinary Worshippers)
  • Released: April 22, 2014
  • Label: Tyscot
 21 — 1 —

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Gospel
[5]
Nu Hymnz: Live from the Motor City
  • Released: February 13, 2001[8]
  • Label: Tyscot
 —
Together in Worship
(with Voices of Unity)[9]
  • Released: October 30, 2007
  • Label: Tyscot
 4
Sing a Nu Song
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Tyscot
—

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Gospel
[5]
Just The Hits
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Tyscot
 38
Anthology: The Writer & His Music
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Tyscot
 7
The Best of Deitrick Haddon
  • Released: September 2, 2014
  • Label: Tyscot
6

Soundtrack albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Indie
[10]		 US
Gospel
[10]
Blessed & Cursed
(with Voices of Unity)
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Tyscot
 — 12
A Beautiful Soul
(with Voices of Unity)
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Tyscot
 46 10

Singles

List of charting singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
Gospel
[5][11][12]		 US
R&B
[5][13]		 US
Adult R&B
[14]
"God Is Good" 2005 4 — — Crossroads
"God Didn't Give Up" 5 — —
"Heaven Knows" 2007 2 — — 7 Days
"Watch Me Praise Him"
(with Voices of Unity)		 2008 28 — — Together in Worship
"He's Able"
(with Voices of Unity)		 24 — —
"I'm Alive" 19 — — Revealed
"Love Him Like I Do"
(with Ruben Studdard and Mary Mary)		 9 — —
"Well Done" 2010 4 100 36 Church On The Moon
"Judah (Let Me Hear You Praise)" (with Voices of Unity)[15] 24 — — Blessed & Cursed
"No Betta" (feat. Faith Evans) 2012 29 — — A Beautiful Soul
"Have Your Way" 2013 10 — — R.E.D. (Restoring Everything Damaged)
"Great God" 2014 12 — — Deitrick Haddon's LXW (League of Xtraordinary Worshippers)

Personal Life

His first marriage to Damita Haddon of 15 years ended in divorce in 2011 after he was found with his current wife in thier home. He is currently married to Dominique McTyer-Haddon and the couple are the parents of daughters born in 2011 and 2014, and they are expecting a son in mid-2015.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Deitrick Haddon Chart History at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Lost & Found Album Review". GospelFlava.com.
  3. ↑ "Crossroads Album Review". GospelCity.com.
  4. ↑ "Spotlight on Deitrick Haddon". NuttinButGospel.com.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 "Deitrick Haddon - Awards". Allmusic.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dalton, Deron (1 October 2014). "‘Preachers of LA’ Star Deitrick Haddon Dropped from Record Label". Eurweb. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "All Star Edition - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  8. ↑ "Nu Hymnz: Live from the Motor City". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "All Star Edition - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "A Beautiful Soul - Awards". Billboard. Allmusic.
  11. ↑ "Deitrick Haddon - Chart History (Hot Gospel Songs)". Billboard.com. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  12. ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Deitrick Haddon - Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Deitrick Haddon - Allmusic - Billboard Singles (Adult R&B)". Billboard.com. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  15. ↑ "Blessed & Cursed - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2015.