Chico DeBarge (album)

Chico DeBarge
Studio album by Chico DeBarge
Released	1986
Recorded	1986
Studio	Skip Saylor Recording, Fiddler Studio, Monterrey Sound Studios, Motown Recording Studios, Silverlake Studios, Eldorado Recording Studios, Summa Studios, United Sounds Studios, Sheika Studios
Genre	Soul, freestyle, dance-pop
Length	43:12
Label	Motown
Producer	Skip Drinkwater (tracks 1 and 7), Nick Mundy (associate producer: track 1), Paul Fox (associate producer: track 1), Hazel Payne (co-producer: track 1), Curtis Anthony Nolen (tracks 2-4, 9 and 10; co-producer; track 8), Chico DeBarge (tracks 4, 8 and 10), Galen L. Senogles (track 5; co-producer: track 8), Ralph Benetar (track 5; co-producer: track 8), Gary Taylor (track 6), Tommy Faragher (track 7)
Chico DeBarge chronology
Chico DeBarge (1986) Kiss Serious (1988)

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Chico DeBarge is the eponymous debut album from R&B/soul singer Chico DeBarge. It includes the hit single "Talk To Me", and it peaked at number 90 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Chico DeBarge appeared on Season 3 of Punky Brewster with his brothers of DeBarge in the episode "Reading, Writing, and Rock & Roll" on October 30, 1987 Chico sang Cross That Line.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Talk to Me"	Franne Golde; Nick Mundy; Paul Fox	5:22
2.	"Who Are You Kidding"	Jay Gruska; Joseph Williams	3:56
3.	"You Can Make It Better"	Bobby DeBarge	3:53
4.	"Desperate"	Bobby DeBarge	3:38
5.	"I'll Love You for Now"	Galen L. Senogles; Lorenzo Pryor; Ralph Benatar	4:56
6.	"I Like My Body"	Gary Taylor	4:44
7.	"The Girl Next Door"	Carl Sturken; Evan Rogers	4:39
8.	"Cross That Line"	Chico DeBarge	4:53
9.	"You're Much Too Fast"	Chico DeBarge; Curtis Anthony Nolen	3:33
10.	"If It Takes All Night"	Chico DeBarge; Darryl DeBarge	3:38
Total length:			43:12

Personnel

• Chico DeBarge: Vocal
• Dee Dee Belson, Maxie Anderson, Alfie Silas, Maxie Anderson, Phyllis St. James, Darrell DeBarge, James DeBarge, Gary Taylor, David Paul Bryant: Backing Vocals
• Dann Huff, Thomas Organ, Larry Lingle, Paul Jackson Jr. (rhythm), Nick Mundy: Guitars