El Debarge debut RIAA Gold Album Award Garth Brooks one of the studios at

one of the studios at which the album was recorded (at other times the studio was called Right Track Recording)

The award is presented to Leonard Ross

Known as a late "strip plate" award

and is said to be the final rap recorded by the artist

who worked at Interscope

El Debarge debut RIAA Gold Album Award Garth Brooks one of the studios atRIAA Gold album award for El Debarge's self titled debut album. Released on May 6, 1986, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA on Sept. 11, 1986 for 500,000 copies sold. Striking out on his own with this solo debut after performing with his family's group Debarge, El Debarge scored several hits on this album including "Who's Johnny", which reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100, along with "Love Always" and "Someone". The album topped out at #24 on