El Debarge performed live for the first time in nearly 16 years at the recent BET Awards, and now has announced a deal with Geffen Records to release his first new album in 16 years. Aptly titled "Second Chance", the album will arrive in stores September 28th and marks the singer's return to music after a number of criminal charges ranging from domestic violence to drug possession, for which DeBarge served a two year stint in a California prison.

"When I got locked up, that was my 'Oh, wow' moment," recalls DeBarge, who's managed by Pete Farmer of Kings of LA. "And the minute I stepped up to the mic after I was released, I rediscovered who I am and what I can do."