Artist
New Edition
New Edition is a r&b artist from Boston, Massachusetts, USA formed in 1978. 17 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
R&B · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Best r&b albums
- 17
- Releases
- 1983–2021
- Active years
- 1978
- Formed
Artist
New Edition is a r&b artist from Boston, Massachusetts, USA formed in 1978. 17 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
R&B · Boston, Massachusetts, USA · Best r&b albums
Most popular
Home Again
1996
One Love
2004
All for Love
1985
Under the Blue Moon
1986
New Edition
1984
Heart Break
1988
Christmas All Over the World
1985
Gold
2005
Hits
2004
Lost In Love: The Best Of Slow Jams (Reissue)
1998
1996-10-19: Saturday Night Live: New York, NY, USA
1996
Greatest Hits
1991
Greatest Hits-Volume One
1991
New Edition is an R&B group formed in Boston in 1978. The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s. They were the progenitors of the boy band movement of the 1980s and 1990s and led the way for groups like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. The group recorded mostly as a quintet. At the height of their early popularity in 1983, the group consisted of Ronnie DeVoe, Bobby Brown, Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ralph Tresvant. Early hits included songs like 1983's "Candy Girl" and 1984's "Cool It Now" and "Mr. Telephone Man". Brown left in late 1985 to embark on a successful solo career. The group continued for a time with four members, but eventually recruited singer Johnny Gill to record their 1988 album Heart Break. The group went on hiatus in 1990, while its various members worked on side projects, such as the group Bell Biv Devoe. Gill and Tresvant also recorded successful solo albums. All six members of the group reunited in 1996-1997 for the album Home Again, but during the ill-fated follow-up tour both Brown and Bivins quit the group, and the tour had to be canceled. Various reunions have occurred since, usually with the 1987-1990 l…
