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Street Beat is the debut album by The Deele.

Street Beat
Studio album by The Deele
Released	1983
Recorded	1983 at OCA Recording Studio (Cincinnati, Ohio) and Larrabee Sound Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B, post-disco, synth-funk
Length	41:12
Label	SOLAR, Elektra/Asylum, Warner Bros.
Producer	Reggie Calloway
The Deele chronology
Street Beat (1983) Material Thangz (1985)

Reception

Professional ratings

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Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Released in 1983 on the SOLAR Records label, which was distributed by Elektra/Asylum Records. It was produced by Midnight Star member 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

• "Carlos" Carl Greene: Main Vocal, Vocal Backing
• "Dee" Darnell Bristol: Vocals
• Kenny Edmonds: Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
• "Stick" Stanley Burke: Guitars, Vocals
• Melvin Gentry: Guitars
• Bill Simmons, Bo Watson, Vincent Calloway: Keyboards, Synthesizers
• Kevin "Kayo" Robinson: Bass, Vocal Backing
• "L.A." Reid: Drums, Percussion, Vocal Backing

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

References

External links

• The Deele-Street Beat at Discogs

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