New Kids on the Block (album)
This article is about the album. For the band, see New Kids on the Block. For other uses, see New Kids on the Block (disambiguation).
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| Studio album by New Kids on the Block | ||||
| Released |
April 1, 1986 (US/Canada) 1989 (International) | |||
| Recorded | 1985-86 | |||
| Genre | Bubblegum pop | |||
| Length | 42:43 | |||
| Label |
Columbia 40475 CBS depending on country, 467504 or 465519) | |||
| Producer | Maurice Starr, Erik Nuri (exec.), Larkin Arnold (exec.) | |||
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New Kids on the Block is the self-titled debut album from American pop boy band New Kids on the Block.
Released in the spring of 1986, its very bubble-gum, pseudo early Osmonds/New Edition-esque stylings failed to garner any attention. In August 1989, during the success of their second album, Hangin' Tough, Columbia Records released the New Kids on the Block track "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" as a single, in an attempt to bring this album to the attention of the group's growing fanbase. The ploy worked, and albums sales spiked, causing it to be released outside the United States around the same time. Subsequently, the New Kids on the Block album would eventually be certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA; peaking at number 25 on the US Billboard 200.
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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| 1. | "Stop It Girl" | Maurice Starr | Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre; rap by Mark Wahlberg | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" | Thom Bell, William Hart | Jordan Knight; secondary by Donnie Wahlberg and Joey McIntyre; spoken by Danny Wood | 4:24 |
| 3. | "Popsicle" | Starr | Joey McIntyre and Jordan Knight; rap by New Kids on the Block | 4:49 |
| 4. | "Angel" | Starr, James Cappra | Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Jordan Knight | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Be My Girl" | Starr | Donnie Wahlberg | 3:55 |
| 6. | "New Kids on the Block" | Starr, Donnie Wahlberg | Donnie Wahlberg | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Are You Down?" | A.J., Erik Nuri, Kenneth Banks, Wahlberg | New Kids on the Block | 5:00 |
| 8. | "I Wanna Be Loved by You" | Starr | New Kids on the Block | 4:56 |
| 9. | "Don't Give Up on Me" | Starr | Donnie Wahlberg, Phaedra Butler, Jordan Knight, and Joey McIntyre | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Treat Me Right" | Starr | Joey McIntyre | 4:17 |
Personnel
New Kids on the Block
- Jordan Knight - lead and backing vocals
- Jonathan Knight - lead and backing vocals
- Joey McIntyre - lead and backing vocals
- Donnie Wahlberg - lead and backing vocals
- Danny Wood - lead and backing vocals
Production
- Maurice Starr - producer and all instruments
- Larkin Arnold - executive producer
- Erik Nuri - executive producer
- Christopher Austopchuk - art direction
- Paul Arnold - engineer
- Phil Greene - engineer, mixing
- Caroline Greyshock - photography
- Jimmy Johnson - conga
- Frank Heller - engineer, mixing
- Gordon Worthy - keyboards
- Phaedra Butler - backing vocals and duet vocals on "Don't Give Up on Me"
- Pat Costa - engineer
- William Garrett - engineer
- Sidney Burton - engineer, mixing
- Christopher Rich - beat box
Charts
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Certifications
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Footnotes
- The group was originally named Nynuk. The name was changed to New Kids on the Block following the recording of the Donnie Wahlberg-written album track of the same name.
References
- ↑ http://books.google.ca/books?id=bCgEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1|title=Hits of the World - Eurochart|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=10 November 1990
- ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ↑ InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste
- ↑ 「ＮＥＷ ＫＩＤＳ、ストリート・タフ宣言」 ニュー・キッズ・オン・ザ・ブロック│オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE
- ↑ "New Kids on the Block | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ↑ "New Kids on the Block – Chart history" Billboard 200 for New Kids on the Block. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ↑ "British album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block". British Phonographic Industry. Enter New Kids on the Block in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
- ↑ "American album certifications – New Kids on the Block – New Kids on the Block". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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