1983年,The Deele这支六人乐团与 Solar 唱片公司签约,并发表了 他们的首张专辑"Street Beat ",并在1984年间缔造了两首排行名曲 「Body Talk」「Just My Luck」。1985年,他们又成功地出版了他们自行担任制作的"Material Thangz "专辑,不过真正让他们在音乐版图中占 下一席之地,则是起於1987年的专辑"Eyes Of A Stranger"。
"Eyes Of A Stranger"这张专辑不仅成为The Deele排行最高的专辑 ,由Babyface所谱写并在桥段部份献声的单曲「Two Occasions」,更在 1988年间成为Billboard流行榜Top 10、R&B榜#4的经典名曲。许多人也许不知道,曾获葛莱美"节奏蓝调最佳男歌手"奖项的Babyface,在加入The Deele乐团早期,并不认为自己能做个称职的歌手,所以在The Deele的首 张专辑中,他并未参与演唱,直到在第二张专辑中,演唱了自己所创作的 歌曲"Sweet November"之后,想法才随之改变,甚至开始有了出个人专辑的想法。Babyface的个人处女作"Lovers",同样是发表於1987年初,很快 即受到全美各大电台的好评,个人知名度亦由此开启。
《Everytime I Close My Eyes 每当我闭上双眼》
Girl, it's been a long, long time comin' But I, I know that it's been worth the wait It feels like springtime in winter It feels like Christmas in June It feels like heaven has opened up
And every time I close my eyes I thank the lord that I've got you And you've got me too And every time I think of it I pinch myself 'cause I don't believe it's true That someone like you loves me too, yeah
Girl, I think that you're truly somethin' Yes, you are, and you're every bit of a dream come true With you baby, it never rains and it's no wonder The sun always shines when I'm near you It's just a blessing that I have found somebody like you
To think of all the nights I've cried myself to sleep You really oughta know how much you mean to me It's only right that you be in my life Right here with me, oh baby, baby