New Kids on the Block (album)

Released in the spring of 1986, its very bubble-gum, pseudo early Osmonds/New Edition-esque stylings failed to garner any attention. As a result, the album went commercially unnoticed. 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. 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.

Singles

"Be My Girl" - March 1986
"Stop It Girl" - July 1986
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" - August 1989

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link

Track listing

"Stop It Girl" (Maurice Starr) 3:43
- Lead vocals by Donnie Wahlberg and Joey McIntyre
- Rap by Mark Wahlberg
"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" (Bell, Hart) 4:24
- Lead vocals by Jordan Knight
- Secondary vocals by Donnie Wahlberg and Joey McIntyre
- Spoken by Danny Wood
"Popsicle" (Starr) 4:49
- Lead vocals by Joey McIntyre and Jordan Knight
- Rap by New Kids on the Block
"Angel" (Cappra, Starr) 3:32
- Lead vocals by Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Jordan Knight
"Be My Girl" (Starr) 3:55
- Lead vocals by Donnie Wahlberg
"New Kids on the Block" (Starr, Donnie Wahlberg) 3:22
- Lead vocals by Donnie Wahlberg
"Are You Down?" (AJ Banks, Nuri, Donnie Wahlberg) 5:00
- Lead vocals by New Kids on the Block
"I Wanna Be Loved by You" (Starr) 4:56
- Lead vocals by New Kids on the Block
"Don't Give Up on Me" (Starr) 4:45
- Lead vocals by Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight, and Joey McIntyre
"Treat Me Right" (Starr) 4:17
- Lead vocals by Joey McIntyre

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Canadian Albums Chart	17
European Albums Chart^[1]	31
Finnish Albums Chart^[2]	34
French Albums Chart^[3]	8
Japanese Albums Chart^[4]	58
UK Albums Chart	6
US Billboard 200	25

Certifications


Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Japan (RIAJ)^[5]	N/A	17,480^{^}
United Kingdom (BPI)^[6]	Gold	100,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[7]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Principal performers

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

Studio techs.

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
Pat Costa - engineer
William Garrett - engineer
Sidney Burton - engineer, mixing
Christopher Rich - beat box

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.
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↑ "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
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New Kids on the Block

Jonathan Knight Jordan Knight Joey McIntyre Donnie Wahlberg Danny Wood

Studio albums	New Kids on the Block (1986) Hangin' Tough (1988) Merry, Merry Christmas (1989) Step by Step (1990) Face the Music (1994) The Block (2008) 10 (2013)

Compilations	No More Games/The Remix Album (1991) H.I.T.S. (1991) Greatest Hits (1999) Super Hits (2001) Jordan Knight Performs New Kids on the Block: The Remix Album (2004) NKOTBSB (2011)

Singles	"Be My Girl" "Stop It Girl" "Please Don't Go Girl" "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" "Hangin' Tough" "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)" "Cover Girl" "This One's for the Children" "Funky, Funky Xmas" "My Favorite Girl" "Step by Step" "Valentine Girl" "Tonight" "Let's Try It Again" "Games" "Call It What You Want" "Baby, I Believe in You" "If You Go Away" "Dirty Dawg" "Never Let You Go" "Summertime" "Single" "Dirty Dancing" "2 in the Morning" "Don't Turn Out the Lights" "Remix (I Like The)"

Tours	Hangin' Tough Tour The Magic Summer Tour Face the Music Tour New Kids on the Block: Live NKOTBSB Tour The Package Tour The Main Event

Related articles	Discography TV series Boy band Maurice Starr Mark Wahlberg Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch New Edition NKOTBSB

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