The DeBarges

The DeBarges is the debut album of DeBarge, released by Gordy Records on April 6, 1981. It saw limited success and stalled on the charts; the group felt it was not properly promoted. As a result, they revisited The DeBarges by including two songs on their subsequent recordings: "Queen of My Heart" was included on their third album, In a Special Way, while "Share My World" would be included on their fourth, Rhythm of the Night.

Track listing

 * Side A.:


 * 1) "What's Your Name" (Bobby DeBarge, Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge) - 4:35
 * 2) "Dance The Night Away" (Mark DeBarge, Randy DeBarge) - 4:50
 * 3) "You're So Gentle, So Kind" (Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge) - 4:40
 * 4) "Queen of My Heart" (El DeBarge) - 3:49


 * Side B.:


 * 1) "Hesitated" (Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge, Mark DeBarge, Randy DeBarge) - 3:42
 * 2) "Saving Up (All My Love)" (Bill Gable, Jon Lind) - 4:16
 * 3) "Share My World" (Bunny DeBarge, El DeBarge) - 5:39
 * 4) "Strange Romance" (Joe Blocker, Reggie Andrews) - 5:00

The DeBarges

 * Bunny DeBarge – lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements (1-7)
 * El (Eldra) DeBarge – Fender Rhodes, lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements (1-7), rhythm arrangements
 * Bobby DeBarge – keyboards, lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements (1-7), rhythm arrangements, horn and string arrangements
 * Randy DeBarge – bass, lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements (1-7)
 * Mark DeBarge – percussion, lead and backing vocals, vocal arrangements (1-7)

Additional Personnel

 * Reggie Andrews – keyboards, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements (8)
 * Larry Von Nash – keyboards
 * Michael Boddicker – synthesizer programming
 * Todd Cochran – synthesizer programming
 * Charles Fearing – guitars
 * Paul Jackson, Jr. – guitars
 * Nathan East – bass
 * Eddie Watkins, Jr. – bass
 * Ollie E. Brown – drums
 * Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums
 * Harvey Mason – drums
 * Joe Blocker – vocal arrangements (8)
 * Eric Butler – horn and string arrangements
 * Clare Fischer – horn and string arrangements

Production

 * Producer – Bobby DeBarge
 * Co-Producers – Bunny DeBarge and Eldra DeBarge
 * Engineer – Bobby Brooks
 * Assistant Engineer – Michael Johnson
 * Recorded and Mixed at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios (Hollywood, CA).
 * Art Direction – Johnny Lee
 * Design – Ginny Livingston
 * Photography – Matthew Rolston