Two Occasions

"Two Occasions"
Single by the Deele
from the album Eyes of a Stranger
ReleasedDecember 23, 1987
Recorded1987
GenreR&B
Length4:17
LabelSolar
Songwriter(s)Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Darnell "Dee" Bristol, Sid Johnson
Producer(s)L.A. Reid, Babyface
The Deele singles chronology
"Can-U-Dance"
(1987) 		"Two Occasions"
(1987) 		"Shoot Em Up Movies"
(1988)
Music video
"Two Occasions" on YouTube

"Two Occasions" is an R&B song written by Babyface, Darnell Bristol and Sid Johnson (who was the former manager for Babyface's early group, Manchild).[1] It was produced by Babyface and L.A. Reid for the Deele's third studio album Eyes of a Stranger (1987). The ballad was released as the album's second single in December 1987.[2] It is the only song on the album that features Babyface on lead vocals,[3] which alternate between himself, Bristol, and Carlos "Satin" Greene throughout the course of the song. It has since been remade into a live version with added vocals from Babyface with all original vocals from the Deele intact; this version appeared on the 12-inch maxi single and also three years later on his album, A Closer Look.[4]

  1. ^ The Deele small biography, SoulTracks
  2. ^ "Billboard". Billboard.com – Artist Chart History – The Deele. Retrieved April 23, 2008.
  3. ^ "Allmusic". allmusic (((Eyes of a Stranger > Overview))).
  4. ^ "A Closer Look - Babyface | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 April 2021.