New Edition

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Boston, United States (1978 – 1989, 1996 – 1997, 2002 – present)

New Edition is an American R&B group formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1978, that was most popular during the 1980s. Guided by producer Maurice Starr, New Edition was originally a Jackson 5-esque collection of five young African American teenage singers, including lead singers Ralph Tresvant and Bobby Brown, and vocalists Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe. The group was notable for #1 singles such as “Cool It Now,” “Candy Girl,” and “Mr. Telephone Man” and their success led to the creation of late-1980s and 1990s boy bands like New Kids on the Block, The Backstreet Boys, and ‘N Sync.

Like the Jackson 5 before them, New Edition became a pop phenomenon, and were big enough to have Madonna as an opening act during their early days.

The group parted company with Starr in 1984; Starr responded by promptly creating the group New Kids on the Block, essentially New Edition with Caucasian teenagers. After the suit the boys would still received success from singles such as “Cool It Now, Mr. Telephone Man”, and “Count Me Out”. Around 1986, Bobby Brown was voted out of the group, due to behavioral problems during concerts, and therefore went on to pursue a solo career in 1987; he did not find success in his solo ventures though, until 1988. Brown was replaced by former solo child star Johnny Gill who would become an official member that same year. The group’s sound also evolved at this time from bubblegum pop-styled R&B to smoother, more adult music. The new material, primarily produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, had a strong new jack swing feel. The first album recorded with Gill, Heart Break, had numerous R&B hits, including “If It Isn’t Love”, “Can You Stand The Rain”, “N.

1	Candy Girl full track	313
2	Cool It Now full track	180
3	Can You Stand the Rain full track	167
4	If It Isn't Love full track	135
5	I'm Still In Love With You full track	115
6	Mr. Telephone Man full track	85
7	Hit Me Off	78
8	One More Day full track	67
9	Is This The End full track	35
10	Lost in Love full track	34
11	Boys To Men full track	31
12	Something About You full track	30
13	Earth Angel	23
14	You Don't Have To Worry full track	22
15	Mr Telephone Man	20

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soulfinger wrote:
July 2008

I heard "I'm Still in Love With You" for the first time in 11 years... I got teary-eyed nostalgia.

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maxwellveli wrote:
July 2008

NEW MAXWELL SONG! Finally! True Maxwell fans I heard a demo of a new Maxwell song. I heard from a inside source at the label that he is working with some producer named Fanatic who has produced Beyonce, Michael Jackson, Anthony Hamilton, Raheem DeVaughn. The song is on his youtube page. go to www.youtube.com/alphabigmama The song is called "Test Drive".

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80sfever wrote:
July 2008

That's why he's cool, cured.

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CURED wrote:
May 2008

BARON DAVIS LOVES COOL IT NOWWWWWW

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willbeme wrote:
May 2008

We are so all laughing our asses off at work listening -- oh hahahahahahah -- cool in nnooooooooowwwwwwwwww... funny stuff

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Toodamncute wrote:
May 2008

omg i love u guys so much especially ronnie i want u boy i love u sooo much big ups to u guys keep making songs

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C-Lav wrote:
May 2008

One Shot is awesome! Baron 4 MVP )))

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ted1986 wrote:
April 2008

Can You Stand the Rain is definately my favourite, probably because I'm addicted to the sounds of Jam and Lewis!

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chicachula wrote:
April 2008

I love all the songs

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cailray wrote:
April 2008

I love the short film One Shot starring Baron Davis. Anyone seen it?

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Mearick wrote:
March 2008

My girl's like candy, a candy treat, she knocks me right up off my feet, oh caaaandy! X3

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s1samuel wrote:
March 2008

show them in concert. NE Heartbreak 1989 old man

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arnie019 wrote:
February 2008

I don't listen to much R&B but Can You Stand the Rain is great.

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denise__ wrote:
January 2008

coool it nowwww !

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JNez wrote:
December 2007

Best r&b group ever!!

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Injektilo623 wrote:
October 2007

Vote for the new (old) picture!

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misscarmen wrote:
October 2007

looove the heart break album! i can listen to the whole thing without skipping a single track <3

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80sfever wrote:
October 2007

Did I say reunion wasn't good enough?? It was terrible.

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80sfever wrote:
October 2007

Cheesy 80's stuff. I love it. And I gotta agree with MarcusAKAFatima, re-union wasn't good enuff.

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MarcusAKAFatima wrote:
September 2007

I'm just going to pretend the new version of the group didn't (Doesn't?) exist

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