New Edition
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Biography
[Edit]New Edition's early, Jackson 5-inspired material made them the forerunners of two generations of teen pop (most of which was geared to white audiences). As they matured and progressed, they laid much of the groundwork for the fusion of hip-hop and R&B known as new jack swing. In fact, after New Edition drifted apart, all of its members had at least some significant success outside the group as part of the new jack movement, which helped ensure that their original incarnation would be remembered for much more than the bubblegum urban soul that made their name.
New Edition was formed in the Roxbury section of Boston, MA, by Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Bobby Brown, who began singing together in 1978 while still in elementary school, hoping to perform for pocket cash. They eventually recruited friend Ralph Tresvant as a fourth member, and after winning a talent show in 1980, also added Ronnie DeVoe. More talent show victories followed, including a prestigious gig at the local Strand Theater, where they performed the Jackson 5's "The Love You Save." They were discovered by writer/producer/impresario Maurice Starr, who signed the group to his small Streetwise label in hopes of launching a Jackson 5 phenomenon for the '80s. "Candy Girl," a song Starr co-wrote for the group, was released as their first single in 1983, when the members ranged in age from 13 to 15. Despite a lack of major-label interest in the group, "Candy Girl" was a smash, topping the R&B charts. Their debut album, also titled Candy Girl, spawned two more R&B hits in "Popcorn Love" and "Is This the End?," and MCA offered the group a deal. Starr, however, wanted the group to remain with Streetwise; New Edition summarily fired him as their manager and signed with MCA. Starr attempted to sue the group for their name, unsuccessfully claiming that "New Edition" actually referred to a whole new style of pop music he'd created. Starr, of course, would go on to strike it rich with a similar concept, assembling a quintet of white teenagers he dubbed New Kids on the Block.
New Edition, meanwhile, released their eponymous MCA debut in 1984 and scored their biggest pop hit with the Top Five smash "Cool It Now," which ended with a short rap section. The Ray Parker, Jr.-penned "Mr. Telephone Man" soon became their third R&B chart-topper, and the group had reached full-fledged teen idol status. Yet they were growing up fast, as demonstrated on their next album, 1985's All for Love. Not only were their voices changing, but their material was becoming more adult, with harder-edged funk and more mature romantic ballads. Later that year, they also released a holiday album, Christmas All Over the World, and struck an endorsement deal with Coke. However, rumors of Brown's growing dissatisfaction proved true and he left for a solo career in 1986. Temporarily down to a quartet, the rest of the group recorded the covers album Under the Blue Moon, a set of vintage doo wop and R&B numbers from the '50s and '60s; it produced a hit revival of the Penguins' "Earth Angel."
Brown's replacement came in the form of Johnny Gill, a deep-voiced friend of the group who'd been recording as a solo artist without much luck. Gill made his debut on the 1989 album Heart Break, which found New Edition working with star producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The move paid immediate dividends, as they scored several R&B hits from the album, including the number one "Can You Stand the Rain." Meanwhile, Brown had become a superstar with his second album, the new jack swing landmark Don't Be Cruel. Feeling vindicated by Heart Break, New Edition split up to work on other projects. Gill returned to his solo career, with considerably more success this time around, and Tresvant also went solo. The remainder of the group teamed as Bell Biv DeVoe and wound up having greater success than anyone save Brown; their debut album, Poison, was another new jack style-setter and Bivins' interest in developing new talent gave Boyz II Men their big break.
By the mid-'90s, new jack swing was giving way to new fusions of hip-hop and soul that were alternately more organic or aggressive. Although their status as innovators was secure, many of the New Edition splinter acts had a hard time keeping up and maintaining their career momentum. Thus, given their individually positive reputations, it made sense for the group to announce its triumphant reunion, with all six members participating in what was essentially an R&B supergroup. The public loved the idea; when the comeback album Home Again was finally released in 1996, it debuted at number one, and the first single, "Hit Me Off," was a smash, hitting number one on the R&B charts. The follow-up, "I'm Still in Love With You," was another big hit, and the group embarked on a blockbuster tour that, while popular, found relationships between some of the members fraying. After the tour, New Edition returned to their various prior projects, with the prospect of any future reunions looking dim. Those prospects increased significantly when it was learned that P. Diddy had signed the group to his Bad Boy label for the release of another comeback, 2004's One Love.
Title: Candy Girl (12 Inch Mixes)
Artist: New Edition
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Pop, Teen Pop
Title: New Edition's Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Artist: New Edition
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Teen Pop
Title: The Best Of New Edition 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
Artist: New Edition
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Lost In Love: The Best Of Slow Jams
Artist: New Edition
Title: Lost In Love - The Best of Slow Jams
Artist: New Edition
Title: 20th Century Masters - The Christmas Collection: The Best of New Edition
Artist: New Edition
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Pop, Teen Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Christmas All Over the World
Artist: New Edition
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Pop, Teen Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Collections
Title: 80's In The Mix Vol. 5 (CD3)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Essential Future Dance Size (CD1)
Genre: Disco
Title: R&B Classic, Vol. 1 Dj First Mike
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Now That's What I Call Music 01 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Reggae, Pop, Funk
Title: 100 Dance Hits Of The Eighties (CD5)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Latin, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The New Jack Swing Collection Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: The New Jack Swing Collection, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: 80s Dancefloor (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Dance Classics Gold IV (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: 80s Dancefloor: The Collection (CD2)
Genre: Industrial, Electro, Club/Dance, EBM
Title: Top 100 80s (CD2)
Title: 80's Love (CD2)
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, New Beat, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: Ebony Elements 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Radio Hits 80's (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: 100 Hits: Summer (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, New Wave, Power Pop, Pop, Ska, Alternative
Title: Now That's What I Call Music
Title: 20 # 1's 90's R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Funk
Title: '80s Soul # 1's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 80s Groove
Title: New Jack Swing (Remastered)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Merry Christmas Vol. 2
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: 20 # 1's: R&B Love Songs
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Classic Pop 12''
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, New Wave, Pop
Title: 100 Hits Collection 80s (CD1)
Genre: Freestyle Music, Hard NRG, Post Disco, Hip Hop/R&B, Latin, Disco
Title: Classic Pop (12 Inch 3CD) (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Dancefloor, Reggae, Dance Pop, Pop Rap, Funk
Title: Bad Boy 20th Anniversary Box Set Edition (CD5)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Reggae, Pop Rap, Funk
Title: Classic 80s Party 3CD Box Set (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Punk, Disco, Funk
Title: Top Of The Pops 3CD (1980-1984) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, New Wave, Reggae, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Black Flavour Club: The Very Best Of (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Classic Pop Groups (CD3)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Rock, New Wave, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop, Teen Pop
Title: Select Mix - Hot Classics Vol. 36
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Select Mix - 80s Essential 24
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, New Wave, Synth Pop
Title: Mixcrate Anthems Issue Vol. 07
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Gospel, Teen Pop
Title: Just 90s Hits Chances (CD1)
Genre: Eurodance, Rock, Alternative
Title: Simply Number Ones (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, New Wave, Reggae, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: 80s Classics The Collection (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, New Wave, Reggae, World Music, Disco, Indie, Folk
Title: Hot Future Dancefloor Tracks (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, House, Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae, Latin, Trap
Title: Smash Hits The 80s
Title: The Mother Of All Swing S (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Nighttime Lovers Volume 27
Title: 70s Back To School (CD2)
Title: 80 Smash Hits Of The 80s 4CD (CD3)
Genre: Freestyle Music, Soul, Darkwave, New Wave, Pop, Synth Pop
Title: 80 Smash Hits Of The 80s (CD3)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: NOW Thats What I Call Music! 1 2018 (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Country, Disco, Pop, Synth Pop, Folk
Title: 100 Hits: The Best Seventies (CD03)
Genre: Pop
Title: R'N'B 100 (X5 Music Group) (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Dancehall, Smooth Jazz
Title: New Jack Swing & R'N'B
Genre: Downtempo, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Disco
Title: Totality 80s Rhythm Nations (CD2)
Genre: Post Disco, Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, New Wave, Disco, Pop, Funk
Title: 80s Perfect Totality Round 2019 (CD1)
Genre: Freestyle Music, Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Disco, Synth Pop
Title: The Hits Album: The 70s Pop Album Box Set 2019 (CD4)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Celtic Rock, World Music, Country, Disco, Pop, Funk, Folk
Title: 80s RnB 2019
Genre: Post Disco, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, New Wave, Disco, Funk
Title: 80s Steady Best Songs 2019 (CD1)
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Soul Jazz, New Wave, Disco, Synth Pop
Title: Sexy R&B 2019
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Rock, Reggae, Latin, Disco
Title: R'N'B 90's & 00's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: 80s Soul
Genre: Post Disco, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, New Wave, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: R&B For Lovers 2019
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock, Funk, Smooth Jazz, Easy Listening
Featuring albums
Title: The Definitive Collection: Bobby Brown
Artist: Bobby Brown
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Best Man Holiday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Artist: Various
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The Streetwise Records Anthology Compiled By Bill Brewster
Artist: Bill Brewster
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop, Funk
Title: Club Classics 1982-1984
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Disco, Dance Pop
Title: Girls Trip (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Streetwise Records: The Complete Collection
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Muzak: More Than Music. An Environment.
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Soul For Christmas
Artist: Four Tops, The Miracles, The Temptations
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Traditional Pop Music, Funk