Deitrick Haddon

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.

Early years

Haddon 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 receiving wide acclaim; the hit "Sinner's Prayer" was played extensively on gospel and mainstream R&B radio stations.

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. 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 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 In the summer of 2019, Deitrick Haddon starred as Clarence Burnett in the movie Sins of the Father on TV One.

Discography

Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions SalesUS USR&B All Star Edition(with Voices of Unity) Released: June 8, 2004 Label: Tyscot — — 37 —Crossroads Released: July 13, 2004 Label: Verity / Zomba 178 36 1 87 Days Released: October 3, 2006 Label: Verity / Zomba 135 — 4 —Revealed Released: September 2, 2008 Label: Tyscot 98 — 2 —Church on the Moon Released: January 25, 2011 Label: Releve / Verity 65 — 1 —R.E.D. (Restoring Everything Damaged) Released: September 3, 2013 Label: RCA 71 — 1 —US: 35,266 (as of 2014) Label: Tyscot —Together in Worship(with Voices of Unity) Released: October 30, 2007 Label: Tyscot 4

Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positionsUSGospel USGospel USR&B USAdult R&B "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) 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 On 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. 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.