Candy Girl is the debut album by New Edition

New Edition

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...

, released on the Streetwise label, in 1983.

Production and conception

The title song was written and produced by Maurice Starr after seeing New Edition perform at a talent show. He signed them and had them record "Candy Girl" in a small studio in Roxbury, Massachusetts. It was written in a similar style of "ABC" by The Jackson 5. He wanted New Edition to emulate The Jackson 5, and had them perform similar dance moves and vocal harmonies with Ralph Tresvant singing lead due to his similar voice to Michael Jackson. The band members were between the ages of 13-15 when it was released.

Singles

• Their debut single, "Candy Girl
  Candy Girl (New Edition song)
  "Candy Girl" is an R&B song by boy band New Edition. Released in 1983, it was the first single from their debut album of the same name. It hit number one in the United Kingdom in May 1983, becoming the 31st best selling single of the year there.-History:...
  
  " was New Edition's first single, it topped the UK Singles Chart and was the first number one single to include rapping.
• The second single, "Is This the End
  Is This the End
  "Is This the End" is a 1983 song by R&B/Pop group New Edition, written and produced by Maurice Starr, and is the second single from their debut album, Candy Girl....
  
  " didn't chart as well as their debut performing outside of the Top 40 in the UK and US.
• Their third singles "Popcorn Love" and "Jealous Girl" both released as a double sided single charted outside of the top 100 in the US.

Critical reception

Track listing

All songs written by Maurice Starr

Maurice Starr

Maurice Starr is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer.-Biography:Starr, originally from Florida, moved to Boston with his brother Michael in the early 1970s. After moving to Boston he recorded two unsuccessful R&B albums, Flaming Starr and Spacey Lady...

 and Michael Jonzun

Michael Jonzun

Michael Jonzun, a musician and producer of electro, and especially electro funk, was born in Florida, and formed the Jonzun Crew in Boston with Steve Thorpe and Gordy Worthy. In the early 1980s, the group recorded electro dance tracks including "Pack Jam " and "Space Cowboy"...

, except where noted.

Production

• Produced By Arthur Baker
  Arthur Baker (musician)
  Arthur Baker is an American record producer and DJ best known for his work with hip hop artists like Afrika Bambaataa, Planet Patrol, and the British group New Order.-Early career:...
  
   & Maurice Starr
• Engineered By Frank Heller, James Mace, Maurice Starr & Fred Torchio
• Mixed By Arthur Baker, Frank Heller & Maurice Starr

Personnel

• Michael Bivins, Bobby Brown, Ralph Tresvant, Ricky Bell, Ronnie DeVoe: Lead & Backing Vocals
• Tina B.: Additional Vocals
• Frank Heller: Tambourine
  Tambourine
  The tambourine or marine is a musical instrument of the percussion family consisting of a frame, often of wood or plastic, with pairs of small metal jingles, called "zils". Classically the term tambourine denotes an instrument with a drumhead, though some variants may not have a head at all....
  
  
• Bashiri Johnson, Jimmy Johnson Jr.: Percussion
• Arthur Baker: Drums, Sound Effects
• Maurice Starr: Acoustic
  Acoustic guitar
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   & Electric Guitars
  Electric Guitars
  Electric Guitars were formed early in 1980 by Neil Davenport and Richard Hall who were both studying English at Bristol University. The band soon increased to a five-man line-up, with Andy Saunders , Matt Salt and Dick Truscott , they also later added two backing singers: Sara and Wendy...
  
  , Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , Keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
  , Synthesizers, Drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  , Vocoder
  Vocoder
  A vocoder is an analysis/synthesis system, mostly used for speech. In the encoder, the input is passed through a multiband filter, each band is passed through an envelope follower, and the control signals from the envelope followers are communicated to the decoder...
  
  
• Gordon Worthy: Keyboards