DeBarge - Rhythm of the Night

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of Rhythm of the Night, the fourth studio album from the R&B family DeBarge. This Platinum seller went to number 94 in the UK, number 21 in New Zealand, and number 19 in Canada. Here in the US, it spent forty-eight weeks on the Billboard Album chart (peaking at number 19) and went to number 3 on the Billboard R&B chart.

DeBarge - In A Special Way

Following their 1982 album All This Love (click here for that review), the five-member family group DeBarge returned to the studio to work on their third album. The result was 1983’s In A Special Way which is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary today (September 24th). This one charted similarly to its predecessor, reaching number 36 on the US Billboard Album chart and number 4 on the US Billboard R&B chart.

DeBarge - All This Love

This month marks the thirtieth anniversary of the release of All This Love, the second studio album from DeBarge. Hailing from Detroit, Michigan, the DeBarge family was successful on the Motown Records label in the early 80's. The group was made up of siblings Etterlene ("Bunny") on vocals, Mark ("Marty") on trumpet and saxophone, William ("Randy") on bass, Eldra ("El") on vocals and keyboards, and James on keyboards. They were also supported by a number of studio musicians.