Although the group came in second place, an impressed Starr decided to bring the group to his studio the following day to record what would become their debut album, Candy Girl. The first prize was $500 and a recording contract. The group scored its big break in 1982, performing at the local Hollywood Talent Night held at Boston's Strand Theatre by singer/producer Maurice Starr.
On May 3, 2011, New Edition issued a press release on their official website announcing that all six members were reuniting as New Edition to kick off the 30th anniversary celebration of Candy Girl with their fans. Their last studio album was 2004's One Love. Various reunions have occurred since, usually with the 1987–1990 lineup, though occasionally also including Brown. During the ill-fated Home Again Tour, both Brown and Bivins quit the group, forcing the remainder of the tour to be canceled. In 1990, both Gill and Tresvant released their own solo albums, while the remaining three members formed the trio Bell Biv DeVoe the group ceased to work together for the first half of the 1990s.Īll six members of New Edition reunited in 1996 to record the group's sixth studio album Home Again.
Tresvant was the lead singer on most of the songs.
Early hits included " Candy Girl", " Cool It Now", and " Mr. Brown left the group in late 1985 to begin a successful solo career, and they continued as a quartet for one album, before adding Johnny Gill to the lineup in 1987. The lineup originally consisted of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, and Ralph Tresvant. The group reached its height of popularity in the 1980s. Their name is taken to mean a 'new edition' of the Jackson 5. New Edition is an American R&B/Pop group from the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, formed in 1978 by Bobby Brown.
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