Deitrick Vaughn Haddon (born May 17, 1973) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, record producer, and pastor. He is best known for performing progressive gospel and contemporary styles of music. He was one of the cast members in Oxygen's reality television show Preachers of L.A.
Deitrick Haddon | |
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| Birth name | Deitrick Vaughn Haddon |
| Born | May 17, 1973 |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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Early years
editHaddon launched his solo career as a Christian R&B vocalist with the Lost & Found on Tyscot/Verity in 2002. The album peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Charts[1] receiving wide acclaim; the hit "Sinner's Prayer" was played extensively on gospel and mainstream R&B radio stations.[2]
Crossroads followed in 2004 with sort of a 1970s feel and the upbeat single "God is Good". In an uncharacteristic move for marketing a gospel album, Haddon made an appearance on the long-running syndicated series Soul Train; he performed the single and the title track from the album on the program.[3] He appeared to be expanding into mainstream venues with 7 Days, released on October 10, 2006. 7 Days was almost entirely produced by R&B producers Tim & Bob[4] The bulk of the album is contemporary; the albums has a traditional gospel-flavored lead single "Heaven Knows" which Haddon produced himself. Deitrick and his brother Gerald produced a comeback album, Brand New Day, for Vanessa Bell Armstrong, a veteran gospel singer. Deitrick Haddon & Voices of Unity's Live the Life won Gospel Music Workshop of America Excellence Awards for "New Artist of the Year—Urban Contemporary" and "Album of the Year—Urban Contemporary".
On September 2, 2008, Deitrick Haddon released an album called Revealed with the popular single, "Love Him Like I Do" (featuring Mary Mary and Ruben Studdard). On July 27, 2010, Haddon made his acting debut in a movie released directly to DVD called Blessed and Cursed. On January 25, 2012, he released Church on the Moon, his fifth album with Verity Records. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Gospel chart and No. 65 on the Billboard 200. He was part of the cast of the reality television show Preachers of L.A., which chronicles the lives of six Los Angeles preachers including Haddon. The show began airing on October 9, 2013 and was broadcast on the Oxygen network.
Television
editIn the summer of 2019, Deitrick Haddon starred as Clarence Burnett in the movie Sins of the Father on TV One.[5]
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |||
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| US [6] |
US R&B [6] |
US Gospel [6] |
US Christian [6] | |||
| Come into This House (with Voices of Unity) |
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| Live the Life (with Voices of Unity) |
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| This Is My Story (with Voices of Unity) |
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— | — | 31 | — | |
| Chain Breaker (with Voices of Unity) |
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— | — | 26 | — | |
| Super Natural (with Voices of Unity) |
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| Lost And Found |
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— | — | 5 | 18 |
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| All Star Edition (with Voices of Unity)[8] |
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— | — | 37 | — | |
| Crossroads |
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178 | 36 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7 Days |
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135 | — | 4 | — | |
| Revealed |
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98 | — | 2 | — | |
| Church on the Moon |
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65 | — | 1 | — | |
| R.E.D. (Restoring Everything Damaged) |
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71 | — | 1 | — |
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| Deitrick Haddon's LXW (League of Xtraordinary Worshippers) |
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21 | — | 1 | — | |
| Masterpiece |
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57 | — | 1 | — | |
| Greatest Gift (with Zaytoven) |
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| Time: Truth Is My Energy |
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— | — | 4 | — | |
| A Deitrick Haddon Christmas |
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| One Night in California |
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Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Gospel [6] | ||
| Nu Hymns: Sing a Nu Song |
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| Nu Hymnz II: Live from the Motor City |
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| Together in Worship (with Voices of Unity)[10] |
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4 |
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Gospel [6] | ||
| Just The Hits |
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38 |
| Anthology: The Writer & His Music |
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7 |
| The Best of Deitrick Haddon |
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6 |
Soundtrack albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Indie [11] |
US Gospel [11] | ||
| Blessed & Cursed (with Voices of Unity) |
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— | 12 |
| A Beautiful Soul (with Voices of Unity) |
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46 | 10 |
| 'The Fallen Movie Soundtrack |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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| US Gospel [6][12][13] |
US R&B [6][14] |
US Adult R&B [15] | |||
| "God Is Good" | 2005 | 4 | — | — | Crossroads |
| "God Didn't Give Up" | 5 | — | — | ||
| "Heaven Knows" | 2007 | 2 | — | — | 7 Days |
| "Watch Me Praise Him" (with Voices of Unity) |
2008 | 28 | — | — | Together in Worship |
| "He's Able" (with Voices of Unity) |
24 | — | — | ||
| "I'm Alive" | 19 | — | — | Revealed | |
| "Love Him Like I Do" (with Ruben Studdard and Mary Mary) |
9 | — | — | ||
| "Well Done" | 2010 | 4 | 100 | 36 | Church on the Moon |
| "Judah (Let Me Hear You Praise)" (with Voices of Unity)[16] | 24 | — | — | Blessed & Cursed | |
| "No Betta" (feat. Faith Evans) | 2012 | 29 | — | — | A Beautiful Soul |
| "Have Your Way" | 2013 | 10 | — | — | R.E.D. (Restoring Everything Damaged) |
| "Keep Yo Mind" | 2013 | — | — | ||
| "Great God" | 2014 | 12 | — | — | Deitrick Haddon's LXW (League of Xtraordinary Worshippers) |
| "My Soul Says Yes" | — | — | The Best of Deitrick Haddon | ||
Personal life
editOn June 29, 1996, Haddon married Damita Chandler. Together they pastored for two and a half years the church which Deitrick's father founded, Kingdom Culture Church in West Side Detroit starting in 2009. They remained together for 15 years before a divorce in 2011.[17] Haddon is now married to his second wife, Dominique Haddon (née McTyer). The couple have two daughters, Destin and Denver, and one son, Deitrick II. Haddon and his wife are now the Founders and Senior Pastors of Hill City Church in Los Angeles, where Haddon is founder/senior pastor and Dominique is executive pastor.
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ Deitrick Haddon Chart History at AllMusic
- ^ "Lost & Found Album Review". GospelFlava.com.
- ^ "Crossroads Album Review". GospelCity.com. Archived from the original on 2007-04-28.
- ^ "Spotlight on Deitrick Haddon". NuttinButGospel.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2006-11-17.
- ^ Ravin, JaGurl (7 July 2019). "Deitrick Haddon talks Sins of the Father and confirms Blessed & Cursed 2". JaGurl TV.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Deitrick Haddon - Awards". Allmusic.
- ^ a b Dalton, Deron (1 October 2014). "'Preachers of LA' Star Deitrick Haddon Dropped from Record Label". Eurweb. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "All Star Edition - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "Nu Hymnz: Live from the Motor City". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ "All Star Edition - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ a b "A Beautiful Soul - Awards". Billboard. Allmusic.
- ^ "Deitrick Haddon - Chart History (Hot Gospel Songs)". Billboard.com. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Chart Search". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Deitrick Haddon - Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ "Deitrick Haddon - Allmusic - Billboard Singles (Adult R&B)". Billboard.com. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Blessed & Cursed - Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
- ^ CSP Music Group (February 5, 2016), CSP Music Group and Mason J Presents Damita Haddon (Chandler) Preview, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved May 10, 2016