Maurice Starr's vision peaked with this second album by New Edition. They were now thoroughly Jackson 5 clones and were reaping similar commercial dividends thanks to the teen angst cuts "Cool It Now" and "Mr. Telephone Man." They earned their first platinum album, one Top Ten hit and another Top 20 pop single (both songs topped the R&B charts) and were among the hottest acts in either pop or R&B during this stretch.
Woke up this morning to the sound of thunder (paraphrasing Bob Seger), and it continued throughout the morning hours, and commenced to raining.Somehow, this put New Edition's "Baby Love" in my head. Why? Well, my armchair psychology says that it's because I used to listen to this album a lot at the start of what turned out to be a miserable relationship, back when I was in 9th grade. But I was ...
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The other day, I got a hankerin' to hear New Edition. They were the shit when I was in 7th grade. I remember hanging out at my best friend's grandma's house and making up routines to every single song on the album. And yes, it was an album. There is a picture floating around somewhere in my life from that exact day. I am wearing some horrible white sweatshirt with animals all over it and an ele...
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Our column, Throwback Thursday, will feature songs/bands/albums from an earlier time. We got the name from our dear friend, Erin Wilson, but we have a slightly different take on it. She focuses in on fashion and we, of course, focus in on the music. This column also features our columnist: Fresh... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit the MCMB website for full links, free music, great vide...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Cool It Now |
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| 2 Mr. Telephone Man |
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| 3 I'm Leaving You Again |
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| 4 Baby Love |
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| 5 Delicious |
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| 6 My Secret (Didja Get It Yet?) |
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| 7 Hide and Seek |
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| 8 Lost in Love |
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| 9 Kinda Girls We Like |
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| 10 Maryann |
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