R&B band from Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. consisting of Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio "L.A." Reid, Carlos "Satin" Greene, Darnell "Dee" Bristol, Stanley Burke, and Kevin Roberson. Forming in 1981, The Deele recorded three albums during the 1980s, and scored two hit singles. In 1984 "Body Talk" reached #77 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. In 1987 their song "Two Occasions" reached #4 on the R&B charts and was the biggest hit for the group, which created new opportunities