Switch included brothers Tommy DeBarge and Bobby DeBarge, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, along with Akron, Ohio natives Phillip Ingram (brother of James Ingram), Eddie Fluellen, and Jody Sims (originally from Steubenville, Ohio). Williams, Bobby DeBarge, and Sims had been members of White Heat, which released a self-titled album on RCA in 1975, but the band's producer, Barry White, soon shuttered his Soul Unlimited production company and dropped all the acts on the roster.
Switch included brothers Tommy DeBarge and Bobby DeBarge, from Grand Rapids, Michigan, along with Akron, Ohio natives Phillip Ingram (brother of James Ingram), Eddie Fluellen, and Jody Sims (originally from Steubenville, Ohio).
nsubj
Number=Sing
switch
Switch
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
include
included
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
brother
brothers
NOUN
NNS
appos
Number=Sing
Tommy
Tommy
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
DeBarge
DeBarge
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Bobby
Bobby
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
DeBarge
DeBarge
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
from
from
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
Grand
Grand
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Rapid
Rapids
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Michigan
Michigan
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
along
along
ADP
IN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Akron
Akron
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
compound
Number=Sing
Ohio
Ohio
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Plur
native
natives
NOUN
NNS
conj
Number=Sing
Phillip
Phillip
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ingram
Ingram
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
brother
brother
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
James
James
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ingram
Ingram
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Eddie
Eddie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Fluellen
Fluellen
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Jody
Jody
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Sim
Sims
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
advmod
originally
originally
ADV
RB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Steubenville
Steubenville
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Ohio
Ohio
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Williams, Bobby DeBarge, and Sims had been members of White Heat, which released a self-titled album on RCA in 1975, but the band's producer, Barry White, soon shuttered his Soul Unlimited production company and dropped all the acts on the roster.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Williams
Williams
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Bobby
Bobby
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
DeBarge
DeBarge
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Sim
Sims
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Number=Plur
member
members
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
White
White
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Heat
Heat
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
release
released
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
self
self
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
title
titled
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing
album
album
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
RCA
RCA
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1975
1975
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
band
band
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
producer
producer
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Barry
Barry
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
White
White
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
Degree=Pos
soon
soon
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
shutter
shuttered
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
Soul
Soul
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
unlimited
Unlimited
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
production
production
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
company
company
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
drop
dropped
VERB
VBD
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
act
acts
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
roster
roster
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.