Manchild (band)
Encyclopedia
Manchild is an American
70's soul band from Indianapolis, Indiana
. They are best known for having a teenaged Babyface in the group before he moved over to Dick Griffey
's SOLAR Records
and be in the The Deele
along with Antonio "L.A." Reid. They released two albums and had a minor hit with the "Especially For You".
United States
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70's soul band from Indianapolis, Indiana
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...
. They are best known for having a teenaged Babyface in the group before he moved over to Dick Griffey
Dick Griffey
Richard Gilbert "Dick" Griffey was an American record producer and promoter who founded SOLAR Records, an acronym for "Sound of Los Angeles Records", which played a major role in developing a funk-oriented blend of disco, R&B and soul music during the 1970s and 1980s...
's SOLAR Records
SOLAR Records
S.O.L.A.R. Records was an American record label founded in 1977 by Dick Griffey, reconstituted out of Soul Train Records only two years after it was founded with Soul Train television show host and creator Don Cornelius.-Company history:In 1975, Soul Train Records was founded by Dick Griffey and...
and be in the The Deele
The Deele
The Deele is an American 80s R&B band from Cincinnati, Ohio, originally consisting of Indianapolis native Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds along with Antonio "L.A." Reid, Carlos "Satin" Greene, Darnell "Dee" Bristol, Stanley Burke, and Kevin "Kayo" Roberson...
along with Antonio "L.A." Reid. They released two albums and had a minor hit with the "Especially For You".
Studio albums
- Power And LovePower And Love-Reception:Released in 1977 on the album charted number twenty nine on the soul album charts.-Track listing:#Red Hot Daddy - 3:25 # Power And Love - 3:46...
(Chi Sound RecordsChi Sound RecordsChi-Sound Records is an independent record label set up in 1976 by established Chicago record producer Carl Davis. He had been involved in the music industry since the early 1960s working with locally-based labels including Vee-Jay and Okeh, a subsidiary of the major Columbia Records. He produced...
, 1977 - Feel The Phuff (Chi Sound RecordsChi Sound RecordsChi-Sound Records is an independent record label set up in 1976 by established Chicago record producer Carl Davis. He had been involved in the music industry since the early 1960s working with locally-based labels including Vee-Jay and Okeh, a subsidiary of the major Columbia Records. He produced...
, 1978