On October 28th, Singer El Debarge was sentenced to serve 2 years on a cocaine possession charge. Don’t remember El Debarge? El had one of the sweetest falsettos of the ’90’s. Music and video after the jump…

“Love Me in a Special Way”

“Time Will Reveal” - w/Debarge

And here’s some music from the group “Switch”. El didn’t perform with Switch, but it was this group - El’s older brothers - that brought the Debarge family talent to the spotlight.

“I Call Your Name”
For the longest I thought the person on the intro to this song was a girl. I couldn’t imagine a male voice that high.

You can’t deny the talent within the Debarge family. It’s a shame their careers were sidelined by a long history of drug-related arrests. El’s brother Chico did a stretch in prison on drug charges. Chico was able to resurrect his singing career once he got out of jail. Hopefully El will be able to do the same.