Deitrick Haddon
Deitrick Vaughn Haddon (born May 17, 1973) is an American gospel singer, songwriter, music producer, pastor, and actor. He is best known for progressive gospel, and contemporary styles of music. He is also 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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| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | |
| Associated acts | Deitrick Haddon & Voices of Unity, Damita Haddon |
Early years
Haddon launched his solo career as a Christian R&B vocalist with the Lost & Found on Tyscot/Verity in 2002. The set peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Gospel Charts[1] and received wide critical acclaim and spawned the hit "Sinner's Prayer" which was played extensively on gospel and mainstream R&B radio stations.[2]
The 1970s-leaning Crossroads followed in 2004, led off by 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 performing the single and the title track from the album.[3]
Haddon appeared to be pushing his Gospel artistry further into the ranks of mainstream venues with 7 Days, released October 10, 2006. 7 Days was produced almost entirely by R&B producers Tim & Bob[4] Balancing out the contemporary bulk of the album is the traditional gospel-flavored lead single "Heaven Knows" which Haddon produced himself.
Haddon and his brother Gerald also produced the comeback album Brand New Day for veteran gospel vocalist Vanessa Bell Armstrong. 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, Haddon released an album called Revealed. This album includes the popular single, "Love Him Like I Do" (featuring Mary Mary and Ruben Studdard). On July 27, 2010 Haddon made his film debut in a movie released directly to DVD called Blessed and Cursed.
On January 25, 2012, Haddon released Church on the Moon, his fifth album with Verity Records. The album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboards Top Gospel charts and No. 65 on the Billboard 200.
Haddon is 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 airs on the Oxygen network in the United States.
Television
In 2019, Deitrick Haddon starred as Clarence Burnett in the TV One original summer movie Sins of the Father.[5]
Discography
Studio albums
| 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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— | — | — | — | |
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
In 1996, Haddon married Damita Chandler. They pastored together the church that Deitrick's father founded: Kingdom Culture Church of Detroit. 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 has two daughters, Destin and Denver, and one son, Deitrick II. Haddon and his wife are now the Founders/Senior Pastors of Hill City Church in Los Angeles, where Haddon is founder/senior pastor and Dominique is executive pastor.
External links
References
- 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.
- "Deitrick Haddon - Awards". Allmusic.
- 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 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, retrieved May 10, 2016
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