New Kids on the Block (album)
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| Studio album by New Kids on the Block | |||||
| Released | April 1, 1986 | ||||
| Recorded | 1985-1986 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 42:43 | ||||
| Label | Columbia | ||||
| Producer | Maurice Starr | ||||
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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 Jackson 5/New Edition-esque stylings failed to garner any attention, and as a result the album went commercially unnoticed.
Three years later, as a result of the success of their second album (Hangin' Tough), Columbia Records released the New Kids on the Block track "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" in an attempt to bring this album to the attention of the group's growing fanbase. The ploy worked. Subsequently the albums sales spiked, and New Kids on the Block eventually went 3x platinum.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Stop It Girl" (Starr)
- "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" (Bell/Hart)
- "Popsicle" (Starr)
- "Angel" (Cappra, Starr)
- "Be My Girl" (Starr)
- "New Kids on the Block" (Starr/Wahlberg)
- "Are You Down?" (AJ Banks/Nuri/Wahlberg)
- "I Wanna Be Loved by You" (Starr)
- "Don't Give Up On Me" (Starr)
- "Treat Me Right" (Starr)
[edit] Singles
- "Be My Girl," April 1986
- "Stop It Girl," July 1986
- " Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)," August 1989
[edit] Personnel
[edit] Principal performers
- Jordan Knight - lead and background vocals
- Jonathan Knight - lead and background vocals
- Joey McIntyre - lead and background vocals
- Donnie Wahlberg - lead and background vocals
- Danny Wood - lead and background vocals
[edit] Studio techs.
Maurice Starr - Producer
- Vocoder
- Strings
- Piano
- Backup vocals
- Moog Synthesizer
- Mixing
- Juno
- Guitar
- Engineer
- Emulator
- Drums (Bass)
- DX-7
- Drum Programming
- Bass
- Drums
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 - Backup Vocals
Pat Costa - Engineer
William Garrett - Engineer
Sidney Burton - Engineer, Mixing
Christopher Rich - Beat Box
[edit] 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.
| New Kids on the Block |
| Jonathan Knight | Jordan Knight | Joey McIntyre | Donnie Wahlberg | Danny Wood |
| Production Crew |
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| Producer: Maurice Starr |
| Discography |
| Studio albums: New Kids on the Block | Hangin' Tough | Merry, Merry Christmas | Step by Step | No More Games/The Remix Album | Face the Music | Greatest Hits | Super Hits |
| Singles: 1986: Be My Girl, Stop It Girl | 1988: Please Don't Go Girl, You Got It (The Right Stuff) | 1989: I'll Be Loving You (Forever), Hangin' Tough, Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time), Cover Girl, This One's for the Children, Funky Funky Xmas | 1990: My Favorite Girl, Step by Step, Valentine Girl, Tonight, Let's Try It Again, Games | 1991: Call It What You Want | 1992: If You Go Away | 1993: Dirty Dawg | 1994: Never Let You Go | 2008: Summertime |
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| Related articles |
| Categories: New Kids on the Block Songs |
