N.E. Heart Break (song)
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"N.E. Heart Break" was New Edition's fifth and final single from their studio album, Heart Break
. "N.E. Heart Break" peaked at number 13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart. The music video for the song depicts the group members riding mopeds after finishing their Heart Break tour. The video featured cameos from Malcolm Jamal Warner, Heavy D & The Boyz
(The group's labelmate), Shanice Wilson, The Boys
, and Brooke Payne, who also appeared in the "If It Isn't Love
" video. The version of the song featured in the video is the single version, rather than the one featured on the studio album.
Heart Break
Heart Break is the fifth studio album by American R&B and pop group New Edition, released June 20, 1988 on MCA Records. It is the first album to return the Boston-reared band as a quintet after the public exit of original member Bobby Brown, and the first album to feature Johnny Gill as member of...
. "N.E. Heart Break" peaked at number 13 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart. The music video for the song depicts the group members riding mopeds after finishing their Heart Break tour. The video featured cameos from Malcolm Jamal Warner, Heavy D & The Boyz
Heavy D & the Boyz
Dwight Arrington Myers , better known as Heavy D, was a Jamaican-born American actor, rapper, record producer, singer and former leader of Heavy D & the Boyz, a hip hop group which included G-Whiz , "Trouble" T. Roy , and Eddie F...
(The group's labelmate), Shanice Wilson, The Boys
The Boys (band)
The Boys is an American R&B quartet composed of the four Abdulsamad brothers, Khiry , Hakeem , Tajh , and Bilal . The group started out singing in Carson, California. The group had three #1 singles on the R&B charts but never had a mainstream pop #1.-Early years:The Boys were encouraged by their...
, and Brooke Payne, who also appeared in the "If It Isn't Love
If It Isn't Love
"If It Isn't Love" is a 1988 song by R&B/Pop group New Edition, and the first single from their fifth studio album, Heart Break.-Overview:...
" video. The version of the song featured in the video is the single version, rather than the one featured on the studio album.
Credits
- Ronnie DeVoeRonnie DeVoeRonnie DeVoe, aka R.D., is one of the members of the R&B sextet New Edition....
: lead vocals and background vocals - Ricky BellRicky Bell (singer)Ricky Bell, nicknamed "Slick" is an American R&B singer best known as one of the founding members of New Edition and the lead singer of Bell Biv DeVoe...
: lead vocals and background vocals - Michael BivinsMichael BivinsMichael Lamont Bivins, a.k.a. Biv , is the founder and member of the R&B group New Edition and the hip hop group Bell Biv DeVoe...
: background vocals, rap - Ralph TresvantRalph TresvantRalph Tresvant , aka Rizz, is an American tenor singer, best known as one of the lead singers in New Edition.-New Edition:Tresvant sang lead on many of the New Edition lead singles including "Candy Girl", "Cool It Now" and "If It Isn't Love"...
: lead vocals & background vocals - Johnny GillJohnny GillJohnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...
: lead vocals and background vocals