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Deke Richards

DEKE RICHARDS

About

Deke Richards is a songwriter with 81 credits across their career. Best known for their work with The Jackson 5, Deke Richards's songwriting spans 71 tracks. Beyond writing, they have also contributed 7 production credits.

Songwriting

Written by Deke Richards

71 tracks · 41 artists

The Jackson 5

16 tracks

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Michael Jackson

4 tracks

Medley: I Want You Back / The Love You Save / I'll Be There (Live at Wembley Stadium, July 16, 1988)Lyrics
Don't Let It Get You Down Lyrics
Melodie Lyrics
The Immortal Intro Lyrics

Diana Ross

3 tracks

Love Child Lyrics
I'm Still Waiting Lyrics
Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo Lyrics

JAŸ-Z

3 tracks

Izzo (H.O.V.A.) [MTV Unplugged]Lyrics
Izzo / In the End Lyrics

Production

Produced by Deke Richards

7 tracks · 2 artists

Diana Ross

4 tracks

Love Child Lyrics
I Love You (Call Me)Lyrics
Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoobe, Doobedood'ndoo Lyrics
I'm Still Waiting Lyrics

The Jackson 5

3 tracks

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Lyrics
I Want You Back Lyrics
The Boogie Man Lyrics

Additional Production

Additional Production — Deke Richards

3 tracks · 1 artist

The Jackson 5

3 tracks

You Can't Hurry Love Lyrics
I Can’t Get Enough of You Lyrics
You Better Watch Out Lyrics

Artists

Associated Artists

The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5

20 tracks

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

4 tracks

Diana Ross

Diana Ross

4 tracks

JAY-Z

JAY-Z

3 tracks

Ghostface Killah

Ghostface Killah

2 tracks

BE:FIRST

BE:FIRST

2 tracks

John Legend

John Legend

2 tracks

702

702

2 tracks

Freddie Gibbs

Freddie Gibbs

1 track

Pentatonix

Pentatonix

1 track

Jadakiss

Jadakiss

1 track

Romeo Miller

Romeo Miller

1 track

Stalley

Stalley

1 track

Jamal

Jamal

1 track

Jackie Jackson

Jackie Jackson

1 track

Tamia

Tamia

1 track

Ledisi

Ledisi

1 track

Shawn Mendes

Shawn Mendes

1 track

Jermaine Dupri

Jermaine Dupri

1 track

Fantasia

Fantasia

1 track

Discography

Albums

Magic 3

Magic 3

NAS

2023

Good News

Good News

Megan Thee Stallion

2020

BDZ

BDZ

TWICE

2018

Grateful

Grateful

DJ Khaled

2017

Ohio

Ohio

Stalley

2014

Believe

Believe

Justin Bieber

2012

Finally

Finally

Blackstreet

1999

Last Chance, No Breaks

Last Chance, No Breaks

Jamal

1995

Jackie Jackson

Jackie Jackson

Jackie Jackson

1973

Skywriter

Skywriter

The Jackson 5

1973

Everything Is Everything

Everything Is Everything

Diana Ross

1970

Third Album

Third Album

The Jackson 5

1970

Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5

Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5

The Jackson 5

1969

Kiss Tha Game Goodbye

Kiss Tha Game Goodbye

Jadakiss

The Electric Lady (Target Exclusive Deluxe Edition)

The Electric Lady (Target Exclusive Deluxe Edition)

Janelle Monáe

I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters

I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters

The Jackson 5

Christmas After Midnight

Christmas After Midnight

Fantasia

Ultimate Christmas Collection

Ultimate Christmas Collection

The Jackson 5

Come and Get It: The Rare Pearls

Come and Get It: The Rare Pearls

The Jackson 5

Ironman (25th Anniversary Edition)

Ironman (25th Anniversary Edition)

Ghostface Killah

History of Rap

History of Rap

Jimmy Fallon

Shawn Mendes: Live at Madison Square Garden

Shawn Mendes: Live at Madison Square Garden

Shawn Mendes

The Best of Michael Jackson & The Jackson Five: The Motown Years

The Best of Michael Jackson & The Jackson Five: The Motown Years

The Jackson 5

Victorious: Music From The Hit TV Show

Victorious: Music From The Hit TV Show

Victoria Justice

MTV Unplugged

MTV Unplugged

JAŸ-Z

The Ultimate Fan Extras Collection

The Ultimate Fan Extras Collection

Michael Jackson

Soulsation!

Soulsation!

The Jackson 5

It’s Christmas

It’s Christmas

Ledisi

Michael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown Years

Michael Jackson & Jackson 5: The Motown Years

Michael Jackson

The Remixes

The Remixes

702

Christmas Album

Christmas Album

The Jackson 5

The Jacksons Live!

The Jacksons Live!

Michael Jackson

A Legendary Christmas

A Legendary Christmas

John Legend

Tha Doggfather

Tha Doggfather

Snoop Dogg

Born and Bred

Born and Bred

AJR

Love Child

Love Child

Diana Ross

Instructions

Instructions

Jermaine Dupri

Live at Wembley (July 16, 1988)

Live at Wembley (July 16, 1988)

Michael Jackson

Chris Brown (Expanded Edition)

Chris Brown (Expanded Edition)

Chris Brown

Lil’ Romeo

Lil’ Romeo

Romeo Miller

Songs About Girls

Songs About Girls

will.i.am

The Get Down, Pt. 2 (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series)

The Get Down, Pt. 2 (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series)

DJ Cassidy

LOS.FM

LOS.FM

Tyga

Collision Course

Collision Course

JAŸ-Z

BE:ST

BE:ST

BE:FIRST

Farewell My Summer Love

Farewell My Summer Love

Michael Jackson

The Stripped Mixes

The Stripped Mixes

The Jackson 5

Most Popular

Top Tracks

I Want You Back

I Want You Back

The Jackson 5

Izzo (H.o.V.a.)

JAY-Z

O.P.P.

O.P.P.

Naughty By Nature

ABC

ABC

The Jackson 5

Easy Love

Easy Love

Sigala

Pop Bottles

Pop Bottles

Birdman

I Don't Want Her

Eric Bellinger

All That I Got Is You

Ghostface Killah

Die In Your Arms

Die In Your Arms

Justin Bieber

I Love You So Much

DJ Khaled

Go Crazy

Go Crazy

Megan Thee Stallion

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

The Jackson 5