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The Deele

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ARTIST BACKGROUND

About The Deele

The Deele formed in Cincinnati in 1981 and became part of the SOLAR Records catalog. The group included L.A. Reid and later Babyface, whose partnership also developed into songwriting and production for other artists. Street Beat introduced Body Talk in 1983; Material Thangz followed in 1985. Two Occasions belongs to the band's 1987 album Eyes of a Stranger, placing the ballad within a group catalog that preceded the wider success of Reid and Babyface as producers.

Artist background sources

The Deele - Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame
Cincinnati R&B band formed in 1981; L.A. Reid and subsequent member Babyface; Body Talk and Two Occasions. No complete membership list or disputed spelling is taken from this source. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

The Deele - artist biography, Apple Music
SOLAR association; Street Beat (1983), Material Thangz (1985), Eyes of a Stranger (1987), Body Talk and Two Occasions; Reid/Babyface songwriting and production work. The erroneous parenthetical birth name attached to L.A. Reid is excluded. | Retrieved 2026-10-19

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

1987

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