s . ▁His ▁debut ▁self - t itled ▁album ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁and ▁featured ▁the ▁hit ▁single ▁" T alk ▁To ▁Me " ▁( # 2 1 ▁US , ▁# 7 ▁R & B ). ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁pe aked ▁at ▁# 9 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁released ▁a ▁follow - up ▁single ▁" The ▁Girl ▁Next ▁Do or " ▁which ▁chart ed ▁on ▁the ▁R & B ▁chart . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁released ▁a ▁second ▁album ▁with ▁Mot own , ▁K iss ▁Ser ious ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁hit ▁R & B ▁single ▁" R ain y ▁Night " ▁( # 1 8 ▁R & B ) ▁plus ▁" I ' ve ▁Be en ▁Watch ing ▁You " ▁( # 4 3 ▁R & B ) ▁and ▁the ▁title ▁track ▁( # 5 3 ▁R & B ). ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁drug ▁charges ▁not ▁long ▁after ▁and ▁served ▁time ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁drug ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁release ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁De Bar ge ▁returned ▁to ▁Mot own ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁musical ▁career ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁K ed ar ▁Mass enberg ▁and ▁his ▁ne o - s oul ▁pione ering ▁label ▁im print ▁K ed ar ▁Entertainment . ▁His ▁third ▁album ▁Long ▁Time ▁No ▁See ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁critical ▁acc laim