Bad Boys (DeBarge album)

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Bad Boys
Studio album by DeBarge
Released	November 25, 1987
Genre	R&B
Length	36:10
Label	Striped Horse
Producer	DeBarge and Carlo Nasi; co-produced by Richard Gibbs
DeBarge chronology
Greatest Hits (1986) Bad Boys (1987) Back on Track (1991)
Singles from Bad Boys
"Dance All Night" Released: 1987 "I Got You Babe" Released: 1988

Bad Boys is the fifth studio album released by R&B group DeBarge in 1987, after both El DeBarge and Bunny DeBarge had left the lineup.

When El and Bunny DeBarge left the group, remaining members James, Mark and Randy left Motown Records after a seven-year tenure in 1986 and signed with the local Striped Horse label. They then called on eldest brother Bobby (formerly of the group Switch) to join the lineup and produce their album.

With James and Bobby DeBarge now alternating as the lead vocalists, the group released the album in 1987 and released two singles: "Dance All Night", which became the group's last R&B hit, peaking at number 33, and the ballad "I Got You Babe", which fizzled at number 73. The group would later appear on the Punky Brewster show with brother Chico tagging along (Chico, then having a hit with "Talk to Me", opened for his brothers during a tour).

Because of limited promotion from the little label and no other attention brought into the El-less lineup, the album fizzled, and after Bobby and Chico were arrested for drug possession (eventually serving six years in prison), the remaining trio disbanded altogether in 1989.

Track listing[]

1. "Dance All Night" (Ralph Benatar, Hazel P. Payne, Lorenzo Pryor, Galen Senogles) - 3:41
2. "We're Havin' Fun" (Alvin Allen, Bobby DeBarge, James DeBarge, Mark DeBarge, Randy DeBarge) - 3:33
3. "You're a Big Boy" (Alvin Allen, James DeBarge) - 4:31
4. "You're Not the Only One" (Richard Gibbs, Eric Williams) - 3:10
5. "All Over" (James DeBarge) - 4:25
6. "Say You Do" (James DeBarge, Randy DeBarge) - 4:25
7. "I Got You Babe" (Bobby DeBarge) - 4:38
8. "Take It to the Top" (Mark DeBarge, Lorenzo Pryor) - 3:18
9. "Every Time I Think of You" (James DeBarge) - 4:29

Personnel[]

DeBarge

• Bobby DeBarge – keyboards, lead and backing vocals, arrangements (2, 3, 5-9)
• James DeBarge – keyboards, lead and backing vocals, arrangements (2, 3, 5-9)
• Mark DeBarge – backing vocals, arrangements (2, 3, 5-9)
• Randy DeBarge – backing vocals, arrangements (2, 3, 5-9)

Additional Musicians

• Richard Gibbs – keyboards, synthesizers, programming, arrangements (1, 4, 6)
• Randy Kerber – keyboards
• Lorenzo Pryor – keyboards
• Ralph Benatar – programming
• Roland Bautista – guitars
• Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
• Eric Williams – guitars
• Leon Gaer – bass
• Kerry Hatch – bass
• Jimmy Johnson – bass
• Louis Johnson – bass
• Michael Jochum – drums
• Pete Escovedo – percussion
• Doug Norwine – saxophone solo (5)
• Judd Miller – trumpet solo (9)

Production[]

• DeBarge – producers
• Carlo Nasi – producer
• Richard Gibbs – co-producer
• Ralph Benatar – co-producer (1)
• Galen Senogles – co-producer (1), engineer
• Gabe Veltri – engineer, mixing
• John X. Volaitis – engineer
• Ken Adessi – assistant engineer
• Judy Clapp – assistant engineer
• Peter Doell – assistant engineer
• Stephen Kraue – assistant engineer
• Troy Mathisen – assistant engineer
• Saul Raye – assistant engineer
• Will Rogers – assistant engineer
• Bill Giolando – editing
• Wally Traugott – mastering
• George Osaki – art direction
• Stephen Harvey – photography
• Chaz Atkins – design
• James Walker – design

Studios

• Recorded at Avatar Studios (Malibu, CA); Ground Control Studios and Image Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA); Capitol Studios and Fiddler Studios (Hollywood, CA); Sheika Studios (North Hollywood, CA).
• Mixed at Capitol Studios
• Mastered at CMS Digital (Pasadena, CA).